Re: Intermediate Stick / Paper Stick

From: ray_harlan <rbharlan_at_comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:17 -0000

I'm pretty sure Paper Stick started in 1955 (that's when I started flying it). I don't have a 1955 rule book; the oldest that I have kept is 1959-1960. It is 3/32" thick for everything! The rules made it a Class B model - 100 sqin wing area max (it was called "supporting surface). Projected area of stab in excess of wing area is combined with the wing.

Paper Stick models must have all supporting and stabilizing surfaces covered with paper. Propellers may be carved from a solid block or be built up and covered with paper or wood.

At first, nobody tried a wood-covered prop. All were carved. It took 8 hours to carve a decent 14" prop. If you back-stroked while sanding, you started over with a new block.

Paper Stick morphed into Intermediate Stick in 1986, when the really light (.008 oz/100sqin) condenser paper was no longer available and Mylar films had been introduced.

Ray
--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Yuan Kang Lee" <ykleetx@...> wrote:
>
> In looking at old Indoor Nats results, it seems that the three main events were:
>
> - Stick
> - Cabin
> - Paper Stick
>
> I understand that Paper Stick has evolved to Intermediate Stick.
>
> Can someone provide the rules of Paper Stick, as well as how and when it evolved to Intermediate Stick?
>
> Thank you.
>
> -Kang
>
Received on Wed Jul 13 2011 - 17:01:34 CEST