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The First Nats Penny Plane Contest Recalled
The very first Penny Plane contest at an AMA Nationals was held as an
unofficial finale of the 1970 Indoor Nationals in Chicago. The event
was sponsored by the Chicago Aeronuts club. Veteran indoor flier and
former world FAI indoor champ Erv Rodemsky had conceived the Penny
Plane event and acted as CD for this innaugural competition. The site
was the Washington Park Armory on the south side of the city. The
date was Tuesday, July 28, 1970. My son Christopher and I were there,
and I still have the results sheet mailed to all 28 participants,
including five proxy entries, by the late Pete Sotich on behalf of
the Aeronuts.
The rules used at that first meet resulted in models that were
considerably different than those flown under today's rules. They
were smaller, looking somewhat like Easy B's covered with standard
Japanese tissue. As I recall, the wing was limited to a span of 18
inches, with a chord noticeably less than today's models. As it is
today, the minimum weight could be no less than that of a new penny,
3.1 grams. There was no condenser paper or plastic film covering to
be seen. There was only one category of model, not the two that we
now have, and there were two age categories, one for juniors with
nine entries, and an open category for everyone else with 28 fliers.
Erv Rodemsky not only CD'd the contest, but also flew in it and made
the trophies.
Junior Penny Plane was won by Tim Noonan, son of the late Jim Noonan,
with a very good 6:32 flight. Second went to my son, Christopher,
with 3:57. Michael Parykaza was third at 3:26.
Open was won by Clarence Mather with an 8:28 flight. Second went to
Erv Rodemsky at 8:16. Third place was taken by me with 6:48. Below me
in the standings were such names as Fudo Takagi, Dave Linstrum,
Charlie Sotich, Chuck Markos, and Jim Richmond!
That contest was informal and fun. The models were easily built and
uncomplicated. But by the very next year, 1971, new rules saw the
emergence of more sophisticated, larger condenser paper-covered
models with the bigger diameter props very similar to what we see in
the event today. That contest in Chicago 37 years ago was the first
and last time I flew Penny Plane.
Bob Clemens
Rochester, NY
September, 2007
Received on Mon Oct 15 2007 - 13:07:55 CEST