Falcon SPL 10 (oz7864)
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Falcon SPL 10. Profile control line racer model.
Quote: "This is Goodyear. The AMA's new control-line, semi-scale event is getting quite popular. Tips and hints, plus, last year's winner, the SPL Falcon, by John F Kilsdonk.
THIS article is a reintroduction of Good-year-type racing - control-line scale racing. It is intended to bring you up to date on the newest AMA event. The growth of CL Goodyear parallels that of full-scale Goodyear racing.
Full-scale Goodyear racing started because of the loss of interest in high-powered, high-speed aircraft which had infiltrated air racing. After WW II, the jets were flown in the National Air Races. This proved to be the undoing of the spectator interest. These big jets required five miles to turn the pylons, and were in view of the spectators for only a few brief seconds. In the 1947 National Air Races, the Good-year Tire & Rubber Co established a new event and guaranteed competition for three years. This new class was limited to stock engines with a maximum of 190 cu in displacement. Further restrictions to promote safe designs, pinned down the general spec-ifications and construction techniques. Thus the 'midgets' were born. Quite similarly, CL Goodyear was born. The colorful, easy-to-build, slower models offer a welcome relief from the hustle and bustle of the overpowered rat racers.
To the best of my recollection, CL Goodyear began in the early sixties in Tulsa, Okla. Several construction articles ap-peared in the model mags for a few years after. At that time, the rules were rather general and some models that were published are not now legal by the present rules. However, those that still fit the bill..."
Quote: "Attached is John F. Kilsdonk's Falcon SPL from American Aircraft Modeler magazine issue 10-68. Regards"
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Falcon SPL 10
by John Kilsdonk
from American Aircraft Modeler
October 1968
24in span
Scale IC C/L Racer
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Submitted: 03/07/2016
Filesize: 470KB
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Credit*: theshadow
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