Interesting, John - Thanks
LeRoy Cordes
AMA 16974
Chicago, IL
In God We Trust
On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:07:49 -0000 "John Kagan" <john_kagan_at_hotmail.com>
writes:
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Mark" <f1diddler@...>
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> > > Good flying, Aki
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> The First Nats Penny Plane Contest Recalled
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> 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
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LeRoy Cordes
AMA 16974
Chicago, IL
In God We Trust
Received on Tue Oct 16 2007 - 08:15:31 CEST