3rd Bi-annual OT MIDWEST CHAMPS

Can't do the drive to Vegas this year?   Consider the Midwest Champs held in conjunction with the Central Indiana Aeromodelers (CIA) and sponsored by MECA

2011 Midwest Champs

High Flying Bucky Walter

Here's Bucky Walter back in 1944 with his first gas model, the Buccaneer B Special. Power was O&R 23

And look at him today!

More MECA Midwest Champs photos

Midwest Champs

Due to the sweepback the balance can be at 50%, center chord. 

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HALL of FAME (Society of Antique Modelers) 

Here's one of Marv Stern (who makes those great electronic ignition module/switch units) climbing out with his beautiful Flamingo.

Great takeoff shot of the Jasco Flamingo snapped by Scott McNickle who flew the V-Tailed Swallow above in Speed 400 with the dummy Brown Jr. Marv Stern pilots after release by Steve Boucher on the left.

Jim Hainen, Chuck Hutton, Andy Latowski

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This batch of photos is courtesy of CD Andrew Latowski

Midwest MECA Champs (Muncie, IN Sep 14-16 2009)

Midwest Champs

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Eddie Konefes: Over 90 and still chasing Freeflights

Interesting solution to putting a DT on a V-tailed model

The inimitable Bucky Walter

The Shereshaw Nimbus. MVVS .61 Diesel, one ounce of fuel and an APC 18x 10

It's not easy to impress the Latowskis

Not the best framed photo but it does show how streamlined the design is.

25 minute flight where the sun seemed to come down faster than the gliding model.