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V N \ Model Airplane News and Pacer Technology host the best of the best Top right corner photo: Bob Violett's new F-16 taxis off the runway after an exhibition flight. • Above left: Mel Whitley's scratchbuilt, O.S. 300 twin-powered Sea Fury accelerates along the runwayM Above right: First-place winner Mel Whitley poses for the press with his trophy, a check for $2,000 and the considerable prizes stacked behind him. • Geoff Combs (builder} and Kim Foster (pilot) won 1st place in Team Scale with this fabulous Curtiss Jenny, which was built stock from a Proctor kit. Powered by a Laser 75 4-stroke, the plane also took High Static. 43
• Model Airplane News Editor Emeritus Rich Uravitch built this stunning North American SNJ- 5C Texan, flown here by Nick Ziroli, Jr. The 29pound plane featured a Zenoah G-62 with a smoke system and a fully detailed cockpit. • Above: David Toyer's nylon- and dope-covered, 40-pound Hurricane (one of the largest models at Top Gun) has a wingspan of 120 inches and is powered by a King 100 spinning a 28x10 prop. David hails from Northamptonshire, England. Above: This Fokker DR- 1, which was built from a prototype Glenn Torrance Models kit, was one of several WWI craft at Top Gun. The 15-pound plane was motivated by an 0. S. 160 twin and a 18x8 DW prop. • Right: Shailesh Patel's Webra Bullypowered P-47 flew well, but it was lost during the meet owing to an in-flight structural failure (flutter suspected). Left: Richard Crapp's scratchbuilt deHavilland DH89 M Dragon Rapide is a Solartext-covered, 35-pound beauty with a wingspan of 148 inches. Powered by two Enya 120 R 4-stroke engines, the plane included 12 spring-loaded bomb-bay doors, a landing light and a top, rear gun turret. Above: Alter a landing with only one wheel down, Bill Carper and his assistant carry in Bill s undamaged Super Tigre 3000-powered, 25-pound Spitfire (a Yellow Aircraft kit). . Lett: The Lear 35, piloted by R/C magician Dennis Crooks, looks very scale-like in flight. Despite a serious crash late in the meet, the plane flew again the same day—a real testament to Zap! • Left: Wayne Siewert's KI-84 Frank, the radial version of the Japanese Tony, lands on one wheel. The right landing gear was quickly repaired. • Below: Wayne Siewert prepares his KI-84 Frank for flight. It took Critics' Choice (exceptionally authentic weathering detail). The Focke Wulf 190 D9 (in middle background), which was built by Michael Richardson, was flown by Ray Chardella.
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