Re: Intermediate Stick / Paper Stick

From: ray_harlan <rbharlan_at_comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:28:04 -0000

That's essentially true. In 1938, the Nats had Indoor Stick and Indoor Cabin, but in three separate age classes. That continued into the 50's, except that HLG was added somewhere. Paper Stick was added either '56 or '57. I don't know when Jr and Sr. age classes were combined or even dropped.

Ray

--- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Yuan Kang Lee" <ykleetx@...> wrote:
>
> I just looked over the Indoor Nats results for 1962 in a very old INAV. Results are shown for Jr/Sr/Open for the following events:
>
> - HLG
> - Paper Stick
> - Indoor Stick
> - Cabin
>
> Is it correct that at that time, these are the only official events at the Indoor Nats? Not like the 50 different events we fly at USIC?
>
> -Kang
>
>
> --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "ray_harlan" <rbharlan@> wrote:
> >
> > Hardly anybody flew B Stick and then, only for records. The only one I knew of who flew it was Bill Tyler.
> >
> > Paper Stick came in because AMA had done away with the ROW and ROG events (except A ROG and the two Cabin events). B Stick, C Stick and B Cabin then were dropped somewhere in the 60's (I'm missing rule books from '62 to '68). In '69, EZB was a supplemental (non-record) event and stayed that way until 1980, when it became an official event. Pennyplane and Novice became official events in 1976, with no supplemental status.
> >
> > Ray
> > --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "Yuan Kang Lee" <ykleetx@> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Ray,
> > >
> > > Thanks for your reply. In 1955, how popular was the B stick class? And when did the ABCD class specifications disappear? Specifically, did the B stick "merge" with paper stick to become intermediate stick, or did B stick disappear before 1986?
> > >
> > > I saw that you won paper stick in 1957!
> > >
> > > -Kang
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In Indoor_Construction_at_yahoogroups.com, "ray_harlan" <rbharlan@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > 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
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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