MODEL 'PLANES

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 128, 1 June 1937, Page 14

MODEL 'PLANES

COMPETITIONS HELD. I'OWKKED MODKI.'S UECORD. Members of the Auckland Model Aero Club held a meeting on its ground at Thrte Kings on Saturday. Competitions resulted as follow :— Fuselage I{ % O.C;.—V. 1". Gray. 2.32. 1 : \\ . R. Mackle.v, 2.1!. 2: \V. Ward. 1.17. 3. f»par H.L. — I. Chinnery llrown. 2.42. I : E. Cameron. 1.13. 2: W. Cravin. 1.7 3 Junior H.I,.—W. Cravin. 1.4. 1 : e! Cameron. 1.1. 2; K. Ilili, 3,"is. 3. Glider H.E.--K. Rose. rids. 1- I Chinnery llrown. 225. 2: 1». Arnold. Ifis. :i

(in the following day those members with petrol-powi red models Hew from a large Held in rapatoeti e and made their official entry in the Texaco colli est. .Mr. K f Macdonaid. president of the club, flew his T.I), coupe model to a new club record of 0.31 early in the day. Tin model took off gracefully and climbed in steep spirals to an altitude of about r.iMlft. When seven minutes had elapsed the motor, a 1-5 hp CyeloiM. stopped owing to the fuel giving out. The model, which is onlv ."ilft in span, went into a beautiful glide, onlv to land ill all estuary of the Manukau ' It was recovered after having been in the water for tlirve-qu irters of an hour, dried out and flown again later in the day A i F A- M ;' rtin P"t "I' rhe bfst time f o s rexnco entry, with a flight et JvlS on a fuel allowance of 5-ltith of an ounce, Mr. If. Court, with his beautifullvhnished Cavalier, had bad luck in hittinc a fence oil a test flight, which ciused his withdrawal from the competition.