BMFA Indoor Scale Nationals, 25th April 2004 - Part 2
Peter Fostrick brought this newly finished photo reconnaisance Spitfire to enter in the pistachio class.
He soon had it trimmed and flying nicely up near the roof. Best flight was 49 seconds - not bad first time out!
Another impressive new model was this BAT FK 26 airliner by Kevin Wallace, entered in the CO2/Electric class.
Although it put in one excellent flight between sessions, it unfortunately refused to co-operate
when the judges were watching (typical!) Hopefully it will be fully sorted in time for Interscale.
Mike Harvard entered this 8 inch span Piper Vagabond in pistachio scale. Best flight was an impressive 42 seconds.
Fine flying Peanut scale Alco Sportplane by John Hovell. Best time was 46 seconds, and the model finished 8th overall.
Peter Smart gave this foam Curtiss C3, of Schneider Trophy fame, a couple of flights during the day, though it was not entered in any of the classes.
Looked good in the air, though the power surge and torque at the start makes it very difficult to launch.
The technique,
according to Peter, is lots of speed and angled up at least 45 degrees, otherwise it just dorks straight in.
Here are a collection of flying shots grabbed from video shot on the day:
Peter Iliffe brought along his stunning new Albatros D.III to show us, which he hopes to finish in time for
Interscale. It will be CO2 powered using a Gasparin GM 120. It should be in a museum showcase really. Peter
has really pulled out all the stops on this one. For example, the fuselage formers are all the correct
shape on the inside (as well as the outside) as the full size aircraft. The structure is exact scale and
the fuselage is covered with panels just the same shape as the original. Before he stained it, you could
practically see through some on the balsa panels, but this construction has resulted in
a very strong and torsion resistant fuselage which is also very light.
Peter has not counted the hours, but I understand it represents about 6 months of his life so far!
Nice, eh? Almost a shame to cover all that fine workmanship up.
COMPLETE RESULTS
PEANUT SCALE
| Name |
Model Type |
Best two flights (sec) |
Flying place |
Static score |
Static place |
Total |
Overall place |
| Mike Hadland |
Bucker Jungmann |
133.0 |
1 |
129.0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
| David Prior |
D.H.Hornet Moth |
93.0 |
3 |
130.0 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
| Divs Masters |
SE5a |
88.0 |
5 |
135.0 |
1 |
6 |
3 |
| Richard Crossley |
Aichi D3A1 Val |
102.0 |
2 |
110 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
| Mike Stuart |
D.H.83 Fox Moth |
81.0 |
7 |
118.0 |
5 |
12 |
5 |
| Peter Boys |
Waco VKS-7 |
66.0 |
11 |
123.5 |
4 |
15 |
6 |
| Chris Strachan |
Granger Archaeopteryx |
70 |
9 |
105.0 |
8 |
17 |
7 |
| John Hovell |
Alco Sportplane |
92.0 |
4 |
67.0 |
14 |
18 |
8 |
| Nick Peppiatt |
Teft Contestor |
80.0 |
8 |
88.0 |
10 |
18 |
9 |
| Vibes Masters |
Lacey M.10 |
83.0 |
6 |
69.0 |
13 |
19 |
10 |
| Lindsey Smith |
Voisin Canard |
36.0 |
14 |
115.0 |
6 |
20 |
11 |
| Reg Boor |
P-47 Thunderbolt |
52.0 |
12 |
89.0 |
9 |
21 |
12 |
| Barry Pursglove |
Tupolev ANT-2 |
41.0 |
13 |
83.0 |
11 |
24 |
13 |
| Bryan Stichbury |
Samolot HL2 |
67.0 |
10 |
55.0 |
15 |
25 |
14 |
| Mike Havard |
Davis DA-2A |
- |
15 |
78 |
12 |
27 |
15 |
PISTACHIO SCALE
| Name |
Model Type |
Best two flights (sec) |
Flying place |
Static score |
Static place |
Total |
Overall place |
| Richard Crossley |
Polikarpov I-16 |
105.0 |
3 |
56.0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| Nick Peppiatt |
Lippisch Storch |
139.0 |
1 |
46.0 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
| Peter Smart |
ASK 14 |
119.0 |
2 |
36.0 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
| Reg Boor |
Microplane Veloz |
46.0 |
8 |
56.0 |
1 |
9 |
4 |
| Chris Strachan |
Witman Special |
78.0 |
6 |
53.0 |
3 |
9 |
5 |
| Peter Fostrick |
Spitfire PR.X |
95.0 |
4 |
40.0 |
5 |
9 |
6 |
| Mike Harvard |
Piper Vagabond |
80.0 |
5 |
34.0 |
7 |
12 |
7 |
| Bryan Stichbury |
Messerschmitt M20b |
58.0 |
7 |
20.0 |
8 |
15 |
8 |
RUBBER
| Name |
Model Type |
Best Flying Score |
Static Score |
Total |
Position |
| Mike Stuart |
Curtiss F9C Sparrowhawk |
994.0 |
1192.5 |
2186.5 |
1 |
| Richard Crossley |
Lockheed L188 Electra |
1219.2 |
922.0 |
2141.2 |
2 |
| Mike Hadland |
Waco SRE |
1160.0.0 |
877.0 |
2037.0 |
3 |
| Divs Masters |
SE5a |
925.0 |
1111.0 |
2036.0 |
4 |
| Chris Strachan |
Dixon Special |
1146.0 |
865.0 |
2011.0 |
5 |
| Andy Sephton |
Lacey M.10 |
1104.5 |
642.0 |
1746.5 |
6 |
| Reg Boor |
Junkers JU 87 |
889.0 |
842.0 |
1731.0 |
7 |
| Vibes Masters |
Lacey M.10 |
880.0 |
636.0 |
1516.0 |
8 |
| Lindsey Smith |
Cosmic Wind |
1028.0 |
472.0 |
1500 |
9 |
| Phil Siddall |
1909 Avro Triplane |
- |
974.0 |
974.0 |
10 |
| Derek Knight |
Avro 560 |
- |
904.0 |
904.0 |
11 |
ELECTRIC/C02
| Name |
Model Type |
Best Flying Score |
Static Score |
Total |
Position |
| Peter Smart |
Messerschmitt Me 323 |
1366.8 |
884.0 |
2250.8 |
1 |
| Derek Knight |
D.H.82 Tiger Moth |
1104.5 |
1118.0 |
2222.5 |
2 |
| Peter Iliffe |
D.F.W. B 1 |
1055.0 |
946.0 |
2001.0 |
3 |
| Dave Causer |
Sopwith Camel |
1027.0 |
954.5 |
1981.5 |
4 |
| Divs Masters |
SE5a |
863.0 |
957.0 |
1820.0 |
5 |
| Lawrence Marks |
Kitfox Lite |
729.0 |
799.0 |
1528.0 |
6 |
| Andy Sephton |
Blackburn Monoplane? |
1021.0 |
- |
1021.0 |
7 |
| Kevin Wallace |
BAT FK26 |
- |
769.0 |
769.0 |
8 |
| Barry Pursglove |
Hovey Wing Ding 2 |
- |
0.0 |
412.0 |
9 |