JUNE 2009

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At left is Dick Adams, "Ying," first in Old Time Rubber; best flight was 111 seconds. At right is Roger Moon, first in Old Time Rubber Stick with his Smith-Mulvihill; best flight was also 111 seconds.


Editor Joe launches his Fantasy Quad. The little bugger really delights me. Flies good on the hand launch but has a problem with torque in Embryo mode , Rise Off Table. The wingspan of only 11" has difficulty resisting the torque of four strands of 3/32" rubber fully wound, even with right thrust and right rudder cranked in.
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The Lone Star squadron's new logo, by Joe Kulp (I hope this is correct. No signature....Editor). The Dallas/Ft. Worth guys will be rallying 'round this flag!

Curtis Jarret, with his Flying Aces Moth and two catapult gliders. "The one on the left is a 12" wingspan design of my own using some basic CLG building and flying principles I've learned over the years. The one on the right is a 10" wingspan from a plan called 'Hang Ten.'"
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Sean Tavares with a tailless something-or-other of his own design. From a hand launch, it was startling in its floating, floating glide. We'll keep an eye on it, Saen!

Mike Midkiff's latest in his bid for immortality. This one is the Hornet DeHavilland DH103, a 1947 version of the WWII warplane. Mike has designed it for "Blue Bottle," a British firm that is unfamiliar to us but Mike says they will use his plan to produce "a whopper of a kit" in a few months or so. With 34" wingspan, power is supplied by four loops of 1/8" rubber in each nacelle turning contra-rotating props. Finish is white tissue sprayed aluminum and yellow tissue. What a beauty!


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