Dennis Weatherly
Jul 01, 1996, 01:00 AM
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<p align="center"><font size="4"><strong>The 1996 Boeing Hawks Electric Fly-In </strong></font></p>
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<p>Terry McGill sent in the photos. Dennis Weatherly and Bernard Cawley have provided
comments:</p>
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<td>The 4-Star 40 is Terry's. It flies on an MEC Turbo 10+, Superbox at 6:1 and 10 cells.
It is a nice flying model. After an unshceduled landing in an adjacent swampy cow pasture
it has developed a peculiar "air" about it :-)</td>
<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/440.jpg" align="top" width="412" height="224"></td>
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<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/cloud.jpg" width="412" height="193"></td>
<td>The Cloud Dancer is also Terry's. It uses a geared Astro 40 with Stage V massage by
Kirk and 18 cells. It was originally built for a 4-stroke so is kind of heavy. It is
pretty fast and has lots of vertical.</td>
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<td>The red and yellow low winger is a Stream Akro-Pro 25Ekit. It is called the Akro-Pro
25E. It shows an MEC system on the plan, though SR batteries now says that Stream
recommends a Max 10 motor. Terry is using an MEC Turbo 10+/6:1 Superbox and 10 </td>
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<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/cplane.jpg" width="390" height="224"></td>
<td>This picture of Jerry Holcomb and his Privateer was actually taken at the Puget Sound
Silent Flyers' field in Lacey, Washington, rather than at the Hawks' Fly-In. The Privateer
uses a geared Astro 40 on 21 cells and a combination of Sonic Tronics and Master Airscrew
folder parts for a prop. It weighs 13 pounds!</td>
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<td>The B-17 belongs to a guy named Marshall Palmer up in Seattle. It uses four complete
MEC power systems, one in each nacelle: 4 Turbo 10+, four 6:1 Superboxes, four
controllers, four 10 cell packs! It has a bit more than "scale" performance :-)</td>
<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/b17_bh.jpg" width="402" height="179"></td>
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<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk3.jpg" width="356" height="235"></td>
<td>Ray Atknison's Rearwin, covered with transparent green Micafilm. Ray can be seen
working on his Fairchild 22 model in the background.</td>
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<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk1.jpg" width="346" height="171"><p align="center">Marshall
Palmer's Ercoupe</td>
<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk4.jpg" width="346" height="229"><p align="center">An MEC
Spitfire</td>
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<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk5.jpg" width="308" height="205"></td>
<td>The P-39 is Jerry Holcomb's. It is the one sold by MEC, which I think is a Sure Flite
kit. Power is an MEC Turbo 10+, 6:1 Superbox on 10 cells. This plane has retracts and is
fully glassed and painted. Weight is pushing 6 pounds but it flies nicely. </td>
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<td><p align="left"><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk6.jpg" align="left" hspace="0" width="356" height="235">The Piper Pawnee is a scratch design by Jerry Holcomb. Power is a geared
Astro 40 on 21 cells. The flaps are mixed with the elevator CL-Stunt style, which makes
for a _very_ maneuverable model! Jerry can do rolling circles with it. Of course, Jerry
can fly anything including helicopters - he's an amazing pilot.</td>
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<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk7.jpg" width="356" height="235"></td>
<td>The Beech straight-tail Bonanza belongs, I think, to Canadian Steve Doyle. As I recall
it had a bunch of cells in it - AFI 25 or 40.</td>
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<td>The Piper is a Super Cruiser that was kit bashed from a J-3 kit by Randy Smithisler.
Power is a geared Astro 90 on 30+ cells. It is absolutely stunning in the air and competed
at the local Scale Masters qualifier here last year.<p>He also flies a converted 1/4 scale
Cub from the same kit, two converted<br>
Goldberg Anniversary Cubs (one with a geared 25, one with a geared 40),and he once had an
Electricub. The Goldberg Cubs he also flies off water mounted on Stream floats.</td>
<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk8.jpg" width="298" height="229"></td>
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<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk9.jpg" width="297" height="210"></td>
<td>The Ford Flivver is a 1/3 scale scratch built model by Dan Gregory. It was a
showstopper. It's second flight of the meet was very realistic and smooth - the first was
scary! Astro 90, 36 cells, homemade belt drive.</td>
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<td>Ivan Pettigrew's Dragon Rapide was very pretty and won the Twin category. Power was
two car motors with Master Airscrew gearboxes. The motors ran in their normal direction,
which meant he used left hand props which are scale for this model! <p>Ivan also had a
very pretty DH88 Comet that was lost in a mid-air. It was also car-motor-powered. All of
his planes (he had a third as well) were scratch built, own designed models of DeHavilland
aircraft. All of them used a lot of sticks and minimal sheet to keep the weight down. They
all flew very well. </p>
<p>Another of his models (a PBY Catalina) is on the cover of the February 1997 issue of
R/C Report. I'm told the mid-aired Comet is flying again.</td>
<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk10.jpg" width="461" height="273"></td>
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<title>The 1996 Boeing Hawks Electric Fly-In</title>
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<p align="center"><font size="4"><strong>The 1996 Boeing Hawks Electric Fly-In </strong></font></p>
<hr>
<p>Terry McGill sent in the photos. Dennis Weatherly and Bernard Cawley have provided
comments:</p>
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<td><table border="0">
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<td>The 4-Star 40 is Terry's. It flies on an MEC Turbo 10+, Superbox at 6:1 and 10 cells.
It is a nice flying model. After an unshceduled landing in an adjacent swampy cow pasture
it has developed a peculiar "air" about it :-)</td>
<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/440.jpg" align="top" width="412" height="224"></td>
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<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/cloud.jpg" width="412" height="193"></td>
<td>The Cloud Dancer is also Terry's. It uses a geared Astro 40 with Stage V massage by
Kirk and 18 cells. It was originally built for a 4-stroke so is kind of heavy. It is
pretty fast and has lots of vertical.</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><table border="0">
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<td>The red and yellow low winger is a Stream Akro-Pro 25Ekit. It is called the Akro-Pro
25E. It shows an MEC system on the plan, though SR batteries now says that Stream
recommends a Max 10 motor. Terry is using an MEC Turbo 10+/6:1 Superbox and 10 </td>
<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk2.jpg" width="421" height="256"></td>
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<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/cplane.jpg" width="390" height="224"></td>
<td>This picture of Jerry Holcomb and his Privateer was actually taken at the Puget Sound
Silent Flyers' field in Lacey, Washington, rather than at the Hawks' Fly-In. The Privateer
uses a geared Astro 40 on 21 cells and a combination of Sonic Tronics and Master Airscrew
folder parts for a prop. It weighs 13 pounds!</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0">
<tr>
<td>The B-17 belongs to a guy named Marshall Palmer up in Seattle. It uses four complete
MEC power systems, one in each nacelle: 4 Turbo 10+, four 6:1 Superboxes, four
controllers, four 10 cell packs! It has a bit more than "scale" performance :-)</td>
<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/b17_bh.jpg" width="402" height="179"></td>
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<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk3.jpg" width="356" height="235"></td>
<td>Ray Atknison's Rearwin, covered with transparent green Micafilm. Ray can be seen
working on his Fairchild 22 model in the background.</td>
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</td>
</tr>
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<td><table border="0" width="100%">
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<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk1.jpg" width="346" height="171"><p align="center">Marshall
Palmer's Ercoupe</td>
<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk4.jpg" width="346" height="229"><p align="center">An MEC
Spitfire</td>
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<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk5.jpg" width="308" height="205"></td>
<td>The P-39 is Jerry Holcomb's. It is the one sold by MEC, which I think is a Sure Flite
kit. Power is an MEC Turbo 10+, 6:1 Superbox on 10 cells. This plane has retracts and is
fully glassed and painted. Weight is pushing 6 pounds but it flies nicely. </td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
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<td><div align="center"><center><table border="0">
<tr>
<td><p align="left"><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk6.jpg" align="left" hspace="0" width="356" height="235">The Piper Pawnee is a scratch design by Jerry Holcomb. Power is a geared
Astro 40 on 21 cells. The flaps are mixed with the elevator CL-Stunt style, which makes
for a _very_ maneuverable model! Jerry can do rolling circles with it. Of course, Jerry
can fly anything including helicopters - he's an amazing pilot.</td>
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<td><table border="0">
<tr>
<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk7.jpg" width="356" height="235"></td>
<td>The Beech straight-tail Bonanza belongs, I think, to Canadian Steve Doyle. As I recall
it had a bunch of cells in it - AFI 25 or 40.</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><table border="0">
<tr>
<td>The Piper is a Super Cruiser that was kit bashed from a J-3 kit by Randy Smithisler.
Power is a geared Astro 90 on 30+ cells. It is absolutely stunning in the air and competed
at the local Scale Masters qualifier here last year.<p>He also flies a converted 1/4 scale
Cub from the same kit, two converted<br>
Goldberg Anniversary Cubs (one with a geared 25, one with a geared 40),and he once had an
Electricub. The Goldberg Cubs he also flies off water mounted on Stream floats.</td>
<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk8.jpg" width="298" height="229"></td>
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</table>
</td>
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<td><table border="0">
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<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk9.jpg" width="297" height="210"></td>
<td>The Ford Flivver is a 1/3 scale scratch built model by Dan Gregory. It was a
showstopper. It's second flight of the meet was very realistic and smooth - the first was
scary! Astro 90, 36 cells, homemade belt drive.</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><table border="0">
<tr>
<td>Ivan Pettigrew's Dragon Rapide was very pretty and won the Twin category. Power was
two car motors with Master Airscrew gearboxes. The motors ran in their normal direction,
which meant he used left hand props which are scale for this model! <p>Ivan also had a
very pretty DH88 Comet that was lost in a mid-air. It was also car-motor-powered. All of
his planes (he had a third as well) were scratch built, own designed models of DeHavilland
aircraft. All of them used a lot of sticks and minimal sheet to keep the weight down. They
all flew very well. </p>
<p>Another of his models (a PBY Catalina) is on the cover of the February 1997 issue of
R/C Report. I'm told the mid-aired Comet is flying again.</td>
<td><img src="http://static.rcgroups.com/articles/ezonemag/gallery/../../images/unk10.jpg" width="461" height="273"></td>
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