MODEL AEROPLANES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 46, 24 February 1936, Page 11

MODEL AEROPLANES.

AUCKLAND CLUB.

At the meeting held at Peck's Field on Saturday afternoon, Hie most successlui •■alhering of its kind for a number of mouths, the Auckland Model Aeroplane Club members were able to put up one New Zealand and two club records. W B. Mackley, with a beautifully finished model of the Cessna, raised the New Zealand record for scale models to seconds. Application ror recognition • of this has been made to the New Zealand Model Aeroplane Association. All attempt to raise the 1t.0.G. scale model record tell a few seconds short of the required dura- . The novice competition provided a large field and was won in great style by G. Ward with 1.52, C. Taylor and G. Downey being next placings. ' Glider Hand Launched Event.—G. M. Perkins, 535, 1 ; V. B. Gray, 425, 2; I. Chinnery Broen, 355, 3. Fuselage R.O.G.—G. M. Perkins, 1.52, X, L. R. May 11, 70s. 2 ; V. B. Gray, 445, 3. Spar R.O.G.—'W. B. Mackley 1, C. laylor 2, L. R. Mayn 3. At the conclusion of the meeting I* It. Mayn put up a great flight of 4.4 3-5 with his twin pusher. When last seen the model was up 1000 ft heading for the West Coast. This was a club record, bat still not good enough to take Dominion honours. . This is the last outdoor meeting of the 1035-36 season, the cluirs annual general meeting taking place on March 6.