Free Flight News 1971

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MODEL DRAWINGS

F1AJim Baguley13/6    F1BH Schweinsberg8/2
F1AA2/70G J Brinks 4/10    F1CPeter Buskell 7/6
F1ADieter Ducklaus 4/9    F1CFred Chilton 7/1
F1A1971 World ChampionPavel Dvorak 10/7    F1CJohn Foley 2/9 7/11
F1AIbisJan Krajc 4/3    F1CMisfit Mk 3Walter Ghio 13/12
F1AEgretHugh Langevin 6/12    F1CRobert Guilloteau 2/8
F1AAL19Andres Lepp 8/8    F1CRolf Hagel 4/4
F1AJohn Mabey 5/5    F1CTom Hutchinson 4/2
F1ASzivarvanyGeza Pataki 6/1    F1CThe KazooPhil Ireland 3/11
F1A3rd Place 1969 W/CHOldrlch Prochazka6/2    F1CCapricornMichel Jean 6/10
F1AWichita DevelopmentsMike Woodhouse5/4    F1C4th Place 1971 W/ChEugen Verbitsky. 11/7
F1BJohn Cooper 9/4    F1DTrump CardLaurie Barr 11/3
F1BEspadon 4th Place W/ChReiner Hofsass 3/8    F1GMy CoupeWilliam Vanderbeek12/10
F1BJosef Klima 4/5 19/7    F1HSam A/1Ron Evans 10/12
F1BFly Off Wakefield Josef Klima11/10    HLGMartin Shepherd 2/11
F1B2nd Place 1971 W/ChVilim Kmoch 3/7 9/8    Motor SeglerHofsass and Spooner 8/11
F1BWakefield 71/1Paul Lagan 3/6    Open RubberFree-WheelerAlan Nobbs1/3
F1BAllegaar '68Bert Oskamp5/9    Open PowerJohn West 7/5
F1BVitarRon Pollard·· 7/12    Thermal SoarerThermal HunterGeoff Dallimer 5/11
F1BHarvey 70 Bruce Rowe3/1

ARTICLES AND NOTES

Aerofoil Sections, Jim Baguley and Mike Burrows20/7    Portable Bubble Machine, R J North 10/6
Aeromodeller Annual1/10    SMAE
Case for variable geometry1/8    - Calendar 19723/12
FAI Power Statistics, Zell am See, 1970 11/1    - Free Flight subcommittee1/5 2/12
FAI    - News1/5 1/8
- Calendar4/2    - Summary of 1971 competitions4/12
- Rules2/2    Towhook
- Thermal Soaring Rules 17/2    - Andres Lepp 9/8
FFn 1/1 1/3 1/12    - Markov 9/9
Free Flight Developments in the North East 11/1    - Russian9/5
Humplehound Developments, Mike Reeves 3/9 2/10    Wakefield
Indoor Notes, by Laurie Barr 8/1 12/2 9/3    - Design and construction of propeller, Christian Schwartzbach7/2
Indoor World Championships 1970 statistic2/2    - Fuselage Construction, Ian Kaynes7/3
International Hand Launch Glider Contest 11/1    - Glass-fibre Reinforced Fuselages, Albrecht Oschatz5/3
Kaczakowki CF6 section, P Allnut10/4    World Championships 1971
Leeds & District MFC1/1    - British Supporters1/2
MVVS Diesel   - Letter from Aeromodeller1/7
- Tips, J A Krell 11/5    - News 2/1 3/2 1/3 2/4 1/5 3/5 2/6
- Tuning10/4    - Report5/7
- Operating Instructions13/10    - Results13/7
Operating The Super Tiger G.15 by Stuart Sherlock 9/11

ITEMS FOR SALE

Bulk purchasing 1/1 2/2 2/5 1/6 2/10    Pans, Magill2/12
Chrome plating1/2    Prop hubs16/11
Dvorak A2 ful size plans2/12    Resin bonded paper tubes2/10
FFn Yearbook1/12    Ronytube2/1 2/4
Model Aeroplane Gazette2/4    Samcoforma2/1
Devcon 5 minute epoxy1/1    Stringer prop assembly1/10 16/11
Fred Boxall17/11    Tatone timers1/7
Jiri Kalina "Champion" plan1/2    Tissue, Woodhouse1/10
NFFS Symposium Report3/5    Wakefield hub and tube, Taylor1/10 16/11
Pans, Taylor2/12

CONTEST RESULTS

Chronological order, start date only given to save space on some entries

South African Grand National Postal Oct 705/1    NE Gala, 18 Jul1/8
St Albans Winter Gala, Chobhamm 29 Nov 70 5/1    Hayes FAI Gala, 18 Jul 6/8
LDICC and Open Contest, Chobham, 27 Dec 7011/1    Newbury Thermal Soaring Rally, 18 Jul 3/8
Crookham Rally, 14 Mar8/4    Northern Area FAI Rally, Topcliffe, 25 Jul 6/9
SMAE Area Centralised, 21 Mar 12/5    4th Area Centralised Event, 8 Aug 8/9
Spanish International Postal, Apr 4-25 11/11    Two Day FAI Rally, Syerston, 21-22 Aug 7/9
North Surrey Aeromodellers Spring Gala, 11 Apr12/5    Criterium Pierre Trebod, 28-29 Aug 8/10
NW Area SMAE Spring Gala, 11 Apr 13/5    Torbay Rally, Woodbury, 29 Aug3/10
FACCT Thermal Soaring Rally, 18 Apr 12/5    USA FF Team Semi Finals, 4-6 Sep 9/12
SMAE Area Centralised Event, 25 Apr 12/6    Northern Area, 5 Sep 3/10
Croydon FAI Evening Contest, 5 May 17/6    East Anglian Area Thermal Soaring Rally, Sep 5 5/10
South Midland Area Thermal Soaring Rally, 6 May 17/6    5th SMAE Area Centralised Event. 12 Sep 10/10
Sixth Coupe D'Amsterdam, 8-9 May5/6    South Midland Area Rally, 19 Sep14/10
Midland Area Rally, 16 May 11/6    Thermal Soaring International, Sep 11/11
St Albans Thermal Soaring Rally, 23 May 11/6    London Area Rally. 26 Sep 12/11
Criterium Du Nord, 30-31 May 9/6    6th SMAE Area Centralised Event, 3 Oct 13/11
British Nationals, 30-31 May 16/6    Northern Gala, 9 Oct 13/11
York Rally, 6 Jun 1/7    Crookham Contest Modellers FAI, Chobham, 10 Oct 14/11
SAME Third Area Centralised Event, 13 Jun 2/7    London Area Gala, Wyton, 17 Oct 15/11
Croydon Open Evening, 13 Jun2/7    East Anglian Area Thermal Soaring, 17 Oct 13/12
St. Albans Gala, 20 Jun 2/7    Southern Gala, 24 Oct 16/12
Southampton Free Flight Gala, 11 Jul 6/8    Richmond Open, 17 Nov 17/12

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