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Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Spring in the Air 2022
Day Two was promised to be better but by 12:30PM, the fog still hadn't burned off. Oddly, if you went 15 miles in any direction, the weather was nearly perfect: rising temps and puffy clouds.
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Sunday, May 8, 2022
Monday, April 25, 2022
Sunday, April 24, 2022
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Lanzo Airfoils (Bomber & R/C Stick)
Confusion persists about Lanzo Airfoils. E.g: The Puss Moth has been published with a flat bottomed and an undercambered airfoil. When the Bomber was approved by SAM in the early eighties, it was assumed to have the same airofoil as the Record Breaker because the Long-Center Section version has the same wing planform. This was not the case. The R/C Stick did not specify an airfoil and variations abound.
I found this blueprint in a box of tissue scraps left by the late Bucky Walter who worked with Chester Lanzo at NASA. I never met Mr. Hoffman but I'm guessing he was also a colleague or, at least, a fellow member of SAM Chapter 39.
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1937 R/C Champion Stick,
Chester Lanzo,
lanzo bomber
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Friday, April 1, 2022
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Sunday, March 13, 2022
Friday, March 4, 2022
Sal Taibi's 2nd Hornet
Kevin Sherman of the SCAMPS recently acquired the Hornet built by Sal Taibi for one of the earliest SAM Champs held in Denver, CO. This one had the double landing gear. At some point, it was converted to R/C assist but we don't know who was responsible.
https://plans.modelaircraft.org/product/hornet-10/
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=10799
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=3800
Kit produced by Belair in the UK.
Saturday, February 26, 2022
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
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