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AVANZ NEWSNewsletter of the Vintage Special Interest Group of Model Flying New Zealand #158

AVANZ NEWS May 2017 Issue 158 Page 2

SIG SECRETARY / CHAIRMAN Wayne Cartwright [email protected]: Tony Gribble, Graham Main, Allan Knox, Don Mossop, David Crook TREASURER: Rex Bain [email protected]: Bernard Scott [email protected] 7 Camberley Way Hamilton PLANS: Mark Venter [email protected]

In this Issue

From the EditorFuture EventsIncomingPast events- Tuakau Rally- NI ChampsWork in ProgressRadio QueenFROG PrinceFROG PioneerWren and VespaLittle FROGSFROG 45FROG EnginesCover StoryGraham's USA TripReal VintageLeader BoardsMiscellaneousFree Flight Notices

From the Editor

For the first time in eighteen issues, filling this columnhas proved difficult - somuch so that some soothing zenspace-fillers have been inserted for those in need of abreak from the hurly-burly of Vintage aeromodelling.

I promisedmyself when taking over as editor that I wouldavoid, amongst other things, observations on inclementweather, bemoaning the swift passage of the months,comments that duplicated what appeared elsewhere inthe bulletin, very large typeface, and jolly introductionsthat startedWell, here we go again ...

Instead of cliches, intended were short statements ofopinion or fact that would occasion mass hastening topost boxes, pigeon lofts, or telegraph keys in heateddisputation. Alas, little such evidence of prickinginterests or consciences has eventuated - unless it istaking the form of a vengeful reader who phones, up tothree times a day, with cures for the Windows problemthat my Mac has developed.

Something more substantial next time, maybe.Meanwhile, spend a moment with the following tosharpen vision for your latest project - and for theupcoming contest and rally at Blackfoot.

Bernard Scott

On the Cover: Walt and Bill Good with Guff, 1939.Logo: Hochstetter's frog (See Miscellaneous page)

Contributors to this IssueTony Gribble Brett Robinson Bryan Treloar Chris MurphyDave Crook Graham Lovejoy Wayne Cartwright

The useful Quinto-Ped model retrieval device from India.

Experimental four-dimensional control line circle allowing VintageCL models to transition seemlessly between past and present.


FUTURE EVENTS INCOMING

Hi Bernard, a short follow-up on the Dixielander.

In AVANZ News 156 I outlined my build of the George Fullerdesigned Classical Dixielander. I am pleased to announce theplane has now successfully flown in its maiden competition,Classical Duration. This turned out to be a little later thanexpected and was atTuakau, not at JR Airsail as planned.

However, it was first tested at the JR Airsail Competition andRally in February but with the CG located as per the plan on thetrailing edge, hand launches identified the model was decidedlynose heavy. Up trim, more up trim, even more up trim and evento the point of holding the elevator stick way back only improvedthe glide slightly. There was another problem however, one thatshowed up when the throttle was pushed to 50% - the ESCwouldshut the motor down.

Time to call in the experts. First Bernard Scott advised that theDixielander’s real CG location is actually located about ½ “ behindthe trailing edge. Hmmm, ok. Secondly John Danks helped out byputting an Amp meter onto the battery circuit.

This identified that my initial idea of putting in a 3S 500 Mah wasn’t up to the job. The wires were too thin and couldn’t hold the current drawnby the motor / prop combination. So it was back to the man-cave and Plan B. This resulted in reconfiguring the internal layout by moving the battery,now a 3S 1300 Mah to the bay just in front of the servos and shedding both the separate Rx battery and UBEC. This got the CG just right withthe added bonus of more power and no longer needing the extra bits and pieces.

At Tuakau, with all ready to go, I instructed my wing man Tony Gribble to give it a firm horizontal push. If it glided ok I would hit power, if not Iwould have to invent Plan C. The result was that after the initial launch I hit power and in the space of some 15 seconds it was but a speck in thesky. In the glide no trim required laterally and maybe only one or two clicks in pitch. Mission accomplished.

Thanks to all involved. Avetek for the short kit which is fantastic, Bernard and John for their help and advice. And Tony who happened to mentionthat he was the one to initially launch it. Thanks Tony.

Dave Crook

Vintage Contest and Rally Schedule 2016/2017September 10, 11 NNI Contest and Rally JR AirsailOctober 22, 23 NNI Contest and Rally BlackfeetNovember 19, 20 NNI Contest and Rally TuakauJanuary 3 - 7 National Championships WaharoaFebruary 18, 19 NNI Contest and Rally JR AirsailMarch 18 - 20 NI Championships Levin

and Gareth Newton MemorialApril 22, 23 NNI Contest and Rally TuakauApril 30 Nostalgia Champs Piako RoadMay 7 Bob Burling Memorial LevinMay 20, 21 NNI Contest and Rally Blackfeet


TUAKAU CONTEST and RALLY April 22nd - 23rdReport by Wayne CartwrightAlthough the entry was a little lower than expected due to some people being away on extended-Easterholidays, 15 flyers registered. They made 37 entries and recorded 114 flights.It was great to have good conditions for a Vintage contest after so much wind through the season.Conditions were very good on Saturday - sunny with a light breeze, although the prevailing easterly driftseemed to bring more downdrafts than lift, probably due to the air rolling down from higher ground. Thewind direction was the same on Sunday and strengthened through the day, with less sun.Vintage Precision and Vintage 1/2E Texaco were the most popular classes with 8 entries in each. Theconditions were good enough for fly-off times over 20minutes in E Rubber Texaco and both Vintage andClassical 1/2E Texaco. Tony Gribble demonstrated what a Jumpin’ Bean can do, with a time over 24minutes. This should encourage people to bring out more of the several JBs that have been built.Let’s hope that the season can close with another weekend of good weather at Blackfeet on May 20-21.

ResultsR1 R2 R3 R/Total FO Total

Vintage PrecisionDavid Gush Miss Fortune X 200 200 200 600 193 793John Butcher RC 1 200 200 200 600 193 793David Squires Gas Buggy 200 200 200 600 600Dave Crook Playboy 200 192 200 592 592Stuart Lightfoot New Ruler 200 200 192 592 592Tony Gribble Stardust Special 186 200 200 586 586Graham Main Miss Trenton III 200 175 200 575 575Doug Baunton Miss Arpiem 194 189 177 560 560

Classical PrecisionDavid Squires Crowbar 199 199 194 592 592

Vintage IC DurationDavid Gush Miss Fortune X 240 260 251 751 751Rex Anderson Playboy 260 232 250 742 742

Vintage E DurationRex Anderson Anderson Pylon 271 216 198 685 685Tony Gribble Stardust Special 231 173 0 404 404Doug Baunton Miss Arpiem 133 0 0 133 133

Classical E DurationDave Crook Dixielander 259 300 276 835 835David Squires Crowbar 178 191 196 565 565

R1 R2 R3 R/Total FO TotalVintage 1/2A TexacoBernard Scott Stardust Special 489 489 500 1478 1478Rex Anderson Playboy 421 392 490 1303 1303

Vintage A TexacoJohn Butcher Miss FX, PAW .19 620 620 620 1860 1860Bernard Scott Simplex, OS 20FS 517 609 609 1735 1735Graham Main Simplex, OS 20FS 416 391 372 1179 1179

Vintage E Rubber TexacoWayne Cartwright Lanzo Stick 620 620 620 1860 1430 3290John Butcher Gollywock 620 620 620 1860 1116 2976

Vintage 1/2E TexacoKeith Trillo Stardust Special 740 740 1480 1322 2802Wayne Cartwright Arrow Nut 740 740 1480 1259 2739John Butcher Miss FX 740 740 1480 922 2402Bryan Spencer Slicker 740 643 1383 1383Tony Gribble Benny Boxcar 740 576 1316 1316Angus Macdonald Eight Ball 740 501 1241 1241Graham Main Tomboy 508 594 1102 1102Dave Crook Playboy 457 415 872 872

Classical 1/2E TexacoTony Gribble Jumpin’ Bean 720 720 1480 1384 2824

Vintage E TexacoJohn Butcher RC 1 620 620 620 1860 700 2560Wayne Cartwright Cruiser 620 620 532 1772 1772Tony Gribble Lanzo Bomber 620 608 490 1718 1718Doug Baunton PB 2 362 485 438 1285 1285David Squires Miss FX 462 0 0 462 462

Tomboy EKeith Trillo 632 589 1221Bryan Spencer 417 455 872Angus Macdonald 477 278 755

Many thanks to Wayne for this write up and results. Also a big thank you to the ladies andmen of the Tuakau club for the use of their field, the barbecue lunch, and the clean tidytoilet facilities. Tony Gribble


TUAKAU CONTEST and RALLY Photographs by Tony Gribble

... and, as the model disappearsslowly in the west ...

CRUISER Wayne Cartwright

GOLLYWOKJohn Butcher

STARDUST SPECIALKeith Trillo

MISS ARPIEMDoug Baunton

Angus and John

Editor tries toremember how torig the Simplex


NI VINTAGE CHAMPS Panoramas by Brett Robinson


WORK in PROGRESS Brett Robinson


WORK in PROGRESS Bryan Treloar

Hello Bernard, please find enclosed for AVANZ News photographs of building the RadioQueen. The engine is aMKIII and has serial number 4257. I also have twoMK I, a MKII andMK I, II and III in the marine version. All are serialised so they are British originals.

The rated bhp figures are 0.29, 0.36 and 0.42 for the respectivemarks. The green head oneshad the heads of the ED Greenhead Hunters which were made by ED under contract toBirchington Engineering that made the Taplin Twins. In about 1961 the MKII came out andthisandsubsequentengineswerewhollymadeby thecompany.TheMKIIIwas the lastmadeand production ended in the mid 1970's when the rights, tooling, dies and spare parts weresold to the Aurora factory based in India. None of those engines bore serial numbers and thequality of the engines was somewhat variable.

I would suggest that anyone wanting to get a Taplin Twin should do their homework and geta British one as they are all good. I have flown the MK I and II in a Red Zephyr and they aregreat to see being used in the manner for which they were produced.

Regards, Bryan Treloar


RADIO QUEEN 1950 H.TaplinThe Radio Queen was a high-wing cabin modelwith a seven-foot wingspan, designed byH.Taplin for rudder only control or free-flight. Itwas typical of radiomodels of the late 1940's andearly 1950's. It was intended for the 3.46 EDHunter diesel and this engine was used by ED intheir record-setting Channel crossing in 1954.Radio equipment was the latest ED 3-reed

receiver with rudder control operated by a solenoid. The third channel adjusted atrim tab through a Mk 3 escapement. Standard ED 3-reed transmitters were used,one on the ground and one operated from an Auster which followed the RadioQueen for the crossing. Extra fuel was carried in the wings of the model to maintainbalance throughout the flight. At 13:35, following a successful and athletic launchfroma field appropriately namedBleriot'sMeadow, climb-out was controlled by oneof the famousnamesof theday,MrSidAllen.Controlof the heavily laden aircraft was then handed over toHonnest-Redlitch in a circling Auster which wouldfollow the model during the flight. After crossing theFrench coast at 14:15, the plane had achieved itsmaximum height of 3,100 feet and was turned oncourse to Calais Marck airfield. On arriving over thefield at 15:17, the plane was spiralled down to 800 ftand the Auster rapidly landed to regain control fromthe ground. Unfortunately, by the time the Austerhad landed, visual contact with the model had beenlost and it was last seen heading toward the south-east, flying in wide left hand circles. The Auster wasonce again scrambled to try and locate themodel butwithout success. However six days later the modelwas found by a farmer in a beetroot field at Guemps,about five miles from Calais harbour. It should berecognized that this achievementwas accomplishedusing the vacuum tube radio equipment of the day,with an overweight model powered by a 3.46ccdiesel engine. Today, the engine would probably bea .60 cu in glow-plug engine. Quite an achievementand excellent advertising for ED.

Part of radio installation. Sid Allen launches Channel attempt.


FROG PRINCE 60" 1949

The original Prince kitsold for 25/- in 1949.At that time it would havebeen considered to be abig model, but today thePrince is enlarged forVintage RC.The design is popular inAustralia where MervBuckmaster produced asimplified plan for"Airborne" magazine.Examples of the Princeup to96"have featured incontest reports.Below is an 89" versionby Chris Butcher.


FROG PIONEER 1955 All metal airframe kitset

Inveterate expositor RonWaring pores over thePioneer airframe in ModelAircraft article, July 1955.

Aluminium extrusions used in the Pioneer kit


Two Small FROG Gliders WREN and VESPA

VESPA

WREN

VESPA


A Pond of FROGs

PETREL

SKYLARK

REDWING

WITCH

TOMTIT

DART KITTEN

SKYLARK


FROG 45 45" 1953

The most elegant FROG ?


FROG ENGINES A History by Chris Murphy Part 1.aThe British marque we know of as Frog dates backto 1931 when Charles Wilmott and Joe Mansourfounded ‘International Model Aircraft Ltd’ at the tailend of the Great Depression, hardly an ideal time tostart a company dealing in items that would havebeen deemed frivolous and non-essential at thetime! The following year they marketed their new‘InterceptorMk4’ semi scale rubbermodel under theFrog brand label, using the marketing phrase ‘FliesRightOffGround’-thiswasoneof the first ARTF/RTFmodels ever marketed, and came in its own sturdystorage/carrying box with tools and with a rubberwinder mechanism built into the box (Fig 1). Despitebeing relatively expensive, they sold well, flew well,and IMA Frog was started on a long and successfulbusiness career, lasting into the 1970s.

The same year as the Frog brand name waslaunched, IMA entered into a close business andmarketing arrangement with the long establishedLines Bros Ltd, the UK’s largest toy manufacturer,better known as the Triang brand. Triang had aworld-wide reach andwere tomarket the Frog brandname in all its various aspects for many decades, aswell as providing production facilities and support.IMA eventually became one of the many subsidiary

companies in the Lines Brothers empire on thedepartureofWilmott andMansour in 1944asa resultof financial issues within IMA. Postwar, the twowould continue in the modelling sphere, developingmanufacturing and selling the Jetex range ofreloadable solid fuel rocket motors in a range ofsizes, and a range of well-engineered kits to utilisethem.

In 1936 IMA introduced the Frog Penguin range ofmouldedplastic scalemodels, theworld’s first plasticmodel kitset range, in 1/72 scale. This was a marketarea they would continue to expand in right up till thedemise of the company in the early 1970s, althoughthe brand name continued on plastic kits up to ca1976.

Much of the production took place in a huge purposebuilt factory at Merton, Surrey, now a borough in SWGreater London. Established in 1925 and billed as‘the largest toy factory in the world’, it had its ownrailway siding and a football field which was used fortesting Frog flying models (Fig 2). During WW2 thefactory produced identification models of aircraft forpilot, air gunner, observer corps and AA gun crewtraining. It also manufactured Sten submachineguns -LinesBroswere themajormanufacturer of the

Sten MkIII version. (Fig 3)

Postwar import restrictions in Britain coupled with alarge public interest in all things aviation, includingaeromodelling, saw strong growth in theaeromodelling commercial sector. Firms such asIMA (Frog), Model Aircraft Bournemouth (Veron)and E Kiel and sons (Keilkraft) became marketleaders, with an ever increasing range of flyingmodel kitsets and accessories. Of these ‘big three’the latter two were content to market and distributeother manufacturers’ model engines, but IMA,having the vast tooling, machinery and productionresources of Lines Bros behind them, embarked onthe manufacture on their own engines.

The first Frog enginewas the 175 petrolengine (Fig 4) whichappeared early in 1946.It was the work of atalented engineernamed George Court,whoworked for Vickers,and was prominent inboth model engineering

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FROG ENGINES A History by Chris Murphy Part 1.bandaeromodellingspheres,with long involvement inmodel engines going back to prewar days. Hisprototype was put into production by IMA’s enginedepartment, headed by AA (‘Bert’) Judge, the 1936WakefieldCupwinner, who had beenwith IMA since1936. This engine was fairly fragile but wasinnovative in design, reasonably reliable, andoffered the possibility of small models compared tothe 8-10 ft span giants typical of the prewar era andAmerican practice. Frog soon offered a suitablekitset for the engine in the form of the Frog 45, a 45”span cabin model. This was followed in mid 1947 bythe first model Frog 100 diesel, also a George Courtdesign, similarin structure tothe 175 but witha downdraftcarb rather thanthe updraftlayout (Fig 5).

In 1948 camethe Frog 180diesel (Fig 6),and a revisedMk II version ofthe 100 diesel (Fig 7) which bore no resemblance tothe earlier 100.

The 175 petrol was also updated (Fig 8), and a 160glow developed from the 180 diesel also appeared(Fig 9). Frog now had four different engines inproduction as well as a seriousmodel engine designand development program. These early engines areoften known as the ‘bicycle spoke’ series todistinguish them from later versions as their cylinderassembly was attached by two long studs.

The R&D program bore rapid fruit over the next fewyears. The 5cc Frog 500 (Fig 10) in 1949, the 2.5ccFrog 250 diesel (Fig 11) in 1950, and the 1.5cc Frog150 diesel (Fig 12) in 1951.

Despite being a close copy of the American Atwooddesigned K&B Torpedo 29, the Frog 500 soldextremely well as it was very competitively pricedand allowed British modelers the luxury of adomestic 5cc glow engine at a timewhen themarketwas dominated by US engines which were

expensive and difficult to obtain. The 500 waspopular for bothC/L stunt andclassB team race, andmany thousands were made in both Mk1 and Mk2versions.Smaller numberswereproducedofasparkignition version introduced in 1951.

The 500 remained in production for over a decade,and was still being advertised into the early 1960s,the era when imported US and Japanese glowplugengines began to dominate this sector of the UKmarket. The scale of production was impressive. Areport in the January 1952 issue of Model Aircraft ofa visit to the IMA factory mentions in passing thatproduction of a thousand engines a week wasnothing unusual. Given article lead times formagazine publication, this visit would have occurredsometime in 1951. An earlier 1951 MA article refersto advance orders for the forthcoming Frog 50exceeding ten thousand. (to be continued)

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COVER STORIES


AVIATION and AEROMODELLING HIGHLIGHTS FROM AN AMERICAN VISIT, 1985 Part 4 Graham Lovejoy

VISITING A COTTAGE INDUSTRYAND MEETING A LEGEND

As many of you are aware, I have an interest in lightly loadedFree Flight Scale Models, and so I have followed the advent of‘schoolyard scale‘ some years agowith enthusiasm. These arebasically free flight models with one, two or three channel radiogear to direct the flight rather than control it. I had notedadvertisements fromFlylineModels in US magazines andwasimpressed with their choice of aircraft and reviews of their kitswhich showed that theirs was a quality product.

At the time of my visit to the U.S. their most recent addition wastheMegowcoupe, a twice size megow's MonoCoupe 145. I fellin love with this and resolved to write to Flyline while in the USto try to obtain a plan, cowl, wheels etc. I wrote, and noted withsurprise that they were based in Fairfax, Virginia, about tenmiles away from where I was staying. I received a really nicereply fromHerb Clukey, the owner of Flyline, who invitedme tovisit himandseehisoriginalMegowcoupewhich featured in theadvertisements, and which had been written up in FlyingModels when it had been converted to electric power.

Flyline is situated in the very pleasant suburb ofFairfax at herbClukey’s home. Herb was the sort of person his letter hadindicated he would be: very courteous and pleasant and hemade me most welcome straight away. While takingme to hisfactory, a building at the back of his section, he warned me towatch out for the Big Building and then opened the door of asmall shed which was ”Flyline Models"! A nice, tight operation- in this small space was stored all materials for his range andhe hand stamped the printwood, sorted the balsa and gatheredtogether all the materials, packed them in their boxes anddespatched them as well.

In addition, he designed or co-designed with Hurst Bowersmany, if not all, the models in the range and drew the plans aswell as he is a very competent self-taught draughtsman.It cameas a pleasant surprise to find that he had been a professionalmusician in a dance band for many years so we had severalthings in common and it wasn't too long before I felt I'd knownhim a long time. He had all the kit prototypes hanging from theroof and we spent some time discussing these gems.Fortunately I had brought some photos along of our flyingsessions at Taonui and was able to show him some of ourmodels and modelling activity. We were discussing a photo ofArnoldholdinghisAirknocker, (perhaps I should rephrase that!)and talk drifted to its designer, Bill Winter. Herb said "Oh, Bill'sa good flying buddy ofmine, he lives just down the road, do youwant tomeet him?" To thosewho have beenmodelling awhile,the name of Bill winter will be well known as a long standingeditor of Air Trails and Model Airplane News magazines andunder his sensible leadership and guidance these becamerespected publications covering the aviation world, bothmodeland full-size, soneedless to say, I jumpedat the chanceandwespent a very interesting hour or two at Bill Winter's house. Heis a very gracious man with a very down-to-earth attitude tomodel flying and, no doubt, to life itself. He seemed tome to bea man to whom the enjoyment of building and flying was mostimportant, and I couldn't help but get the feeling that he wasn'twholeheartedly behind themarketing approach of "Big is Best,"Scale is King”, ”Compefition Improves the Breed" etc., etc...

He showedmehis denwherehedoeshiswriting anddesigningandalsosomemodelling. Iwasable toshowhimmyphotosandhe was most interested in our flying field and commented onArnold's version of his design, the Airknocker. He showed mehis prototype, originally published in l965, which he had justbought back from its previous owner. It still has the original setof wheels, softened by oil seepage and flat on the bottom!When he got it back, he just gave it another coat of dope,without even wiping offthe dust!) and went out and flew it! I stillflies likeadreamandhesays it is soenjoyable to fly.Apparentlyhe received a lot of ribbing about the scruffy old thing, but oncethe detractors get to fly it then they won't hand the transmitterback! Originally it was rudder only, but now has throttle as well,but no elevator. Bill related a wonderful story of an Australianglider flyer, quite well known too, who was handed thetransmitter while the aircraft was thermalling and proceeded to

soar it, all the time tuning the elevator. The gussie said he likedhow she flew, but seemed a little reluctant to flare on landing!Other fliers, now involved in Pylon/Pattern/Scale etc, but whostarted years ago on single channel, are entranced: Bill saidmore than one has had tears in his eyes while flying it -memories of gentler times rekindled. All this fits very well withArnold's comments on this design. Apparently the Airknockerwas one of the first successful R/C designs aroud the Feildingarea and seven were built then. In fact, Bill Winter has hadletters and photos featuring the design fromAustralia and NewZealand, but none from USA.

My impression of BillWinter is of amanwhohas forgottenmorethan I will ever know - a man who has contributed much in hiscapacity as an editor and who now has achieved the status ofan elder statesman,without being toomaudlin.He still receivesletters from all over the world from grateful and interestedmodelers who write to thank him for a particular design which,because of its success, started them on a fulfilling hobby orsport, or just to send their greetings. He commented that theworld is only as far away as an airmail stamp, which will nodoubt remind Arnold and I that we need to write a letterourselves and include photos of our own!

All in all, a memorable day. And, yes, I bought myMonoCoupeplane and watched while Herb hand selected and stamped theprintwood while I waited! In my next article, I'll recount myimpressions of an AmericanModel Clubmeeting and describea treasure trove!

Graham Lovejoy.


REAL VINTAGE ! The Aeronautical Origin of the Hammond OrganIt was not until Laurens Hammond tiredof playing with toy aeroplanes that hestarted to explore the full potential ofhis model control mechanism.Seeking to regain the thrill he hadexperienced with his first controlledflights, Laurens revised his flight consoleby adding more control keys and footpedals, rotating metal tonewheels,electromagnetic pickups, lots of

mahogany, a widerseat, and some jollyclever speakersinvented by Mr.Donald J Leslie.To the delight offriends, family, andMrs Ethel Crimps(of 147a The Elms),

he could then fly his toy aeroplanes tomusical accompaniment, performingdaring feats of an aerobatic nature tothe strains of Strauss waltzes.Sadly, Mr Hammond eventually tired ofeven this achievement, gave away all histoy aeroplanes, and started buying upwhole lumber yards of spruce for anotherproject - a really big one. The controlconsole was stored for some time by MrsEthel Crimps (147a The Elms) until, toLauren's puzzlement, it was bought byjazz club owner Oliver Pink, whodismantled it and used the mahogany torefurbish his club's bar.


New results in red. Leader Board records in blue.

RC LEADER BOARD 1st May 2017

Vintage Precision 2017 D.Mossop 7991. Don Mossop Bomber Nationals 7992. John Ryan Simplex Nationals 7972. Brian Harris Bomber Nationals 7972. David Gush Miss FX Feb Rally 7972. Graham Main Miss Trenton 3 Feb Rally 7976. Allan Knox Lancer 45 Champs 6007. Jonathon Shorer Junior 60 Champs 5988. Alan Sissons Southerner Champs 5979. David Thornley Bomber Nationals 59010. Stuart Lightfoot New Ruler Feb Rally 590

Vintage IC Duration 2014 R.Anderson 13081. Rex Anderson Playboy Nationals 7802. Allan Knox Cumulus Champs 7733. Bernard Scott Playboy Champs 7704. David Thornley Bomber Champs 6965. Tony Christiansen Playboy Nationals 6956. Bryan Treloar Airborn Champs 6937. David Thornley Bomber Nationals 6718. John Butcher Miss Fortune X Nationals 6719. Bob McGrath Bomber Champs 62910. John Ryan Simplex Nationals 230

Vintage E Duration 2014 B.Harris 15121. Brian Harris Bomber Nationals 9602. Allan Knox Champs 9143. Stuart Lightfoot New Ruler Feb Rally 8804. Keith Trillo Stardust Special Champs 8565 Bernard Scott RC-1 Champs 8486 Tony Gribble Stardust Special Feb Rally 8327. David Squires Kerswap Nationals 8128. Wayne Cartwright Top Banana Nationals 8039. Stuart Hubbard Cloudster Champs 70910. Doug Baunton PB-2 Champs 707

Vintage 1/2A Texaco 2017 A.Knox 25801. Allan Knox Skipper NDC 101 25802. Bernard Scott Stardust Special Champs 22743. John Ryan Simplex Nationals 10304. Keith Trillo Skipper Champs 633

Vintage A Texaco 2016 A.Knox 31691. Allan Knox Lancer 45 NDC 112 31322. Bernard Scott Simplex Champs 18523. Bryan Treloar Airborne NDC 112 18444. John Butcher Miss Fortune X Nationals 12305. Rex Anderson Cloud Snooper Nationals 11736. David Squires Miss Fortune X Nationals 592

Vintage Open Texaco 2014 J.Butcher 33201. Allan Knox Lancer 45 Champs 18522. Bernard Scott Playboy Snr Champs 18493. Bob McGrath Bomber Champs 14804. Ian Munroen TD-Coupe Champs 1380

Vintage 1/2E Texaco 2017 K.Trillo 34151. Keith Trillo Stardust Special Champs 34152. Allan Knox Lancer 38 Champs 23873. Wayne Cartwright Arrow Nut Nationals 23294. Tony Gribble Benny Boxcar Feb Rally 22925 Rex Anderson Tomboy Nationals 17706. Dave Crook Tomboy Feb Rally 14767. Bernard Scott Bombshell Champs 14678. John Butcher Stardust Special Nationals 14049 Bryan Spencer Slicker Feb Rally 98310. Angus MacDonald ? Feb Rally 740

Vintage E Texaco 2012 W.Cartwright 33251. Allan Knox 5 Foot Gas Model NDC 113 24422. Keith Trillo Stardust Special Feb Rally 25843. Rex Anderson Kerswap Nationals 18604. John Butcher Playboy Feb Rally 18605. Doug Baunton PB-2 Feb Rally 18386. Wayne Cartwright Cruiser Nationals 16687. Dave Crook Bomber Feb Rally 11428. Tony Gribble Bomber Feb Rally 6209. David Squires Miss Fortune X Nationals 38810. Angus MacDonald ? Feb Rally 264

Vintage E Rubber Texaco 2017 J.Butcher 34801. John Butcher Gollywock Feb Rally 34802. Keith Trillo Yonder Feb Rally 30883. John Butcher Gollywock Nationals 27004. Wayne Cartwright Lanzo Stick Nationals 25915. Doug Baunton Skokie Nationals 15076. John Warner Moth Nationals 12087. Graham Main KK Gypsy Feb rally 1142

Classical Precision 2016 B.Harris 5981. David Squires Crowbar Feb Rally 5932. Brian Harris Humbug Nationals 5753. John Warner Eliminator Nationals 5744. Barrie Russell Popsie Champs 5235. Bernard Scott Raider Champs 5196. Don Mossop Madcap Nationals 5147. David Thornley Satellite Champs 5108. Jonathon Shorer R6-B Champs 5029. John Butcher Mini Tyro Nationals 325

Classical IC Duration 2017 D.Thornley 11501. David Thornley Satellite Champs 11502. John Butcher Mini Tyro Nationals 6

Classical E Duration 2014 B.Harris 1217Don Mossop Texan Nationals 900Brian Harris Humbug Nationals 860Bernard Scott Frisco Kid NDC 107 810John Warner Eliminator Nationals 433John Butcher Mini Tyro Nationals 96

Classical 1/2E Texaco 2017 B.Scott 28641. Jonathon Shorer Jumpin' Bean Champs 27512. Bernard Scott Jumpin' Bean Champs 2600

Vintage Scale Texaco 2017 A.Knox 18601. Allan Knox Megow Cub Champs 1860

Tomboy IC 2015 R.Anderson 14321. Keith trillo Champs 11162. Bryan Treloar Champs 770

Tomboy E 2014 S.Grant 19351. Keith trillo Champs 14112. Jonathon Shorer Champs 852


FF LEADER BOARD 1st May 2017New results in red. Leader Board records in blue.

CATAPULT GLIDER 2012 J.Butcher 3391. David Ackery Vartanian Nationals 2292. Ron Magill Mayn Nationals 1993. David Gush Mayn Nationals 1984. Paul Lagan Hervat Nationals 1845. John Butcher Hervat Nationals 1796. Daniel Warner Ignotum Nationals 1127. Kyla Fisher Hervat Nationals 868. Bernard Scott Vartanian Nationals 30

VINTAGE FF POWER Bain / Scott 5401. Rex Anderson Stratostreak Nationals 5

NOSTALGIA FF POWER Bain / Scott 5401. Bryce Gibson Dixielander Nationals 2262. Peter Wilkson Dixielander Nationals 1583. Rex Bain Near Miss Nationals 5

VINTAGE FF GLIDER 2013 R.Anderson 4271. David Ackery Cumulus Nationals 3602. Rex Anderson Odeman Nationals 2463. Kyla Fisher Nord 2 Nationals 1274. John Butcher Skyroamer Nationals 56

SMALL POWER 2016 B.Scott 3531. Rex Anderson Stratostreak .020 Nationals 2762. Bernard Scott Dixielander .049 Nationals 2643. Rex Bain Shaboom Nationals 2294. John Butcher Kerswap Nationals 40

NOSTALGIA FF RUBBER McGarvey / Scott 5401. William McGarvey Arcanus Nationals 3602. Bryce Gibson Obscurus Nationals 92

VINTAGE FF RUBBER McGarvey / Koerbin 5401. Bryce Gibson Airsail Ascender Nationals 67

NOS / CLASSIC FF GLIDER 2015 M.Evans 4701. Moira Vincent Kiwi 2 Nationals 199

PRECISION 2014 G.Burrows 4111. Bernard Scott Tomboy Nationals 1392. John Dowling KK Pirate Nationals 1353. John Butcher LuLu Nationals 1324. Peter Wilson Tomboy Nationals 128


MISCELLANEOUS

ICON 158: Hochstetter's Frog

Aprimitive frognative toNZ,one of only four livingspecies of its type - all ofwhich live in NZ. Theypossess some of the mostancient features of anyfrogs in theworld. All nativeNew Zealand frogs havetail-wagging muscles,round pupils, and arewithout eardrums or vocalsacs. They are more similarto salamanders than modern frogs, and use chemical signalsrather than sounds to mark their habitat and recognizecompetitors.

Hochsetter's Frog has a brown-green to brown-red top with darkbands and warts. Adults can range from 24 to 48 mm in length.They are nocturnal, sheltering during daylight in moist gapsunder shaded rocks and logs and along streams and seepagesin native rainforest. They are carnivorous, eating spiders,beetles, and mites.

Hey Figzit, Figzit !Jish raint pemover ish mushtmore fun than dope shinner !!

ICON 157 returns, thanks the alert Colonel Geoffrey"Ginger" Rictus who reminds us of our debt to sheepsuch as Ralf (right) who played a vital role in repellingthe illegal goat imports of the 1980's.

BUNNY ...

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I am sorry to let you all know that my dad, John O’Donnell,whom many of you will know, passed away on 18th April2017, age 84. He had spent the weekend at a sci-ficonventionwithmymumJune,my sister Jenny and her son.He fell, carrying a folding bookcase back upstairs while onhis own in the house; mum and Jenny found him on theirreturn. He was always independently minded and wouldhave insisted on doing it himself.

John was a force in aeromodelling for all his life. Although Inever took it up beyond my childhood, I remember fondly going with him asa child to several airfields and sports halls.. I even won an indoor contestonce; dad still has the plane I built, somewhere. Flying was his passion, andI know he commanded an awful lot of respect from you all.

Latterly his other main interest, Science Fiction, became a larger part of hislife, and hewas becoming recognised as very knowledgeable on the subjectand with his dealings, especially given the size of his collection, which wasrapidly taking over the house.

We would all love to hear your memories of John. Please feel free to leavea comment, however short.

– Robert O’Donnell. April 2017

Memorial website -https://jod.org.uk/about/#comment-7

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