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Summer has definitely arrived in Kansas City and that means our outdoor events are in full swing. If you did not attend the 3-D Poker Run, you missed some good flying. There were 13 registered pilots and the weather was pretty good. There was a strong crosswind early in the morning, but that turned into a good steady breeze from the south. If you missed this one make sure to catch next year’s 3-D Fly In. August 15th is National Model Aviation Day, a fund-raising event for the Wounded Warrior Project. RC Clubs across the country will be coming together and hold fun fly’s to raise money. This years local National Model Aviation Day will be held at Charles Reed III Flying Field. As we did last year we will be working with the Mid-America 49th Jumbo Squadron, RC Sport Flyers, KC Helicopters, and Eagle Association Helicopter clubs that make up the RC Association of Jackson County. I am asking all KCRC members to please come out and make a donation and fly your airplanes. If you want to donate and can’t make it to the event you can send you donation to myself, Susan Calvin or Tom Safley and it will be added to the donations received at the event. Our 19th annual Warbird Fun Fly will be the second Saturday of September this year. I’m sure this year the Warbird Fun Fly will a good one, so get those Warbirds ready to fly. There will be a spot-landing contest, so practice, those spot landings.

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The President’s CornerThe Official Newsletter of KCRC

Don’t miss the August Club Meeting Wednesday the 19th

at the Fly Field Lighted Gliders

after the meeting!

IN THIS ISSUE President’s Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 1 3–D Poker Run. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 2 Warbird Poster/Craig’s Article Con’t . . . . . . . . . . Page 3 Minutes of July Club Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 4 The Best Fighter of WW II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 5 Duane Hulen’s NATS Win . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . Page 6 Seen at the Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 7

Craig’s article is continued on Page 3

CD Barb and Hubby Richard

The Food Service Guys Ryken Making Money

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I would like to thank all the pilots that showed up for the event. A big thank you to all the help. I know it was hot and humid but, everyone had a great time. Joe Sheilds wasn’t so lucky, dead stick into the trees. Mike Ryken laid one down in the tall grass but, flew it many more times. The pilot with the most flight’s was Mike Ryken—15 total. Wow!! And the Winners are— I would like to thank Don’s Hobby Shop for the pilot prizes. Very Cool and Thank You. Thank you Marvin and crew for cooking up a great lunch for us. Spectators showed up during the day and where very impressed.

Thank you, Barbara Carey, CD

Pilot Place Award

Mike Ryken 1st $200

Scott Kidder 2nd $75

Richard Carey 3rd $50

Thanks to Barbara Carey for these great photos!

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Craig’s Corner Continued from Page 1

Also its that time of year to start thinking, “How can I be more involved helping the club?” Yes, I’m speaking about the upcoming officer elections. At the August meeting we will start accepting nominations for all officers. If you want to be more involved or just learn more about how the club is run, this is your opportunity. Another opportunity to help the club is in the concession area. Marvin has been doing a great job at concessions for several years and I’m sure he would appreciate a break from this task. Hope to see all of you at the NMAD fun raiser on August 15th and at the Club meeting on August 19th. Craig White, President

Landing Fee $20, Includes Catered Dinner at Day’s End($7.50 for additional dinners)

Concessions Available from 11 A.M. to 2 P.M.

Trophies for “People’s Choice”, “Most War Torn”,“Biggest Warbird” and “Smallest Warbird”

Awards for Spot Landing, Formation Flight, & Scale Judging

POC: Susan Calvin Scalvin47@earthlink.net

KCRC’s Annual

Charles Reed RC Fieldat Fleming Park

Come Fly with Us On September 12, 2015

You Could Win one of these Models in the Raffle

Raffle Tickets:$1 Each, 6 for $5

Sanctioned Event

CardRequired

Registration at 8:00 A.M.

Flying Startsat 9:00 A.M.

Aircraftdisplayed on

RunwayDuring Lunch

50 Inch Wingspan 26 Inch Wingspan

OFFICER NOMINATIONS According to the KCRC Bylaws

officers for the next year are to be nominated at the August Club Meeting.

Who do you want to serve as your 2016 Officers?

(Officers to be nominated are President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary)

Come to the August Meeting and place your nominee(s).

It is always a good idea to talk to your choice(s) before the meeting.

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The July 15th KCRC club meeting, held at the Charlie Reed Memorial Field, was preceded by the usual hotdog/Polish sausage dinner provided by Marvin Lackamp and John Sincox. Officers present were President Craig White, Treasure Tom Safely and Secretary John Midgorden. There were twenty-three members present and five guests. OFFICER REPORTS President Craig welcomed the guests and they introduced themselves and shared their interests in RC flying. One guest, Keith Bramblett, indicated he will be joining the club. Secretary John Midgorden shared the current membership total stands at 62. He also announced that five member emails had been returned as undeliverable. The emails returned were from the email server kc.rr.com. Vice-President Duane Hulen was in Muncie, IN competing in Quickie Racing at the NATS. Treasurer Tom Safely indicated the Club’s financial condition is solvent. He also received a nice letter from the Salvation Army for the Club’s donation in honor of Jim McDonalds memory. Tom also shared that he had provided flowers for Wayne Nyberg’s funeral. The AMA will be increasing its dues for 2016 and there is an opportunity until September to renew AMA memberships at the old rate for two years. Parks Jim Cianciolo had nothing to report. OLD BUSINESS Craig reported that all event and food permits fees have been paid. The food permit costs were reduced since KCRC is a non-profit organization. Susan Calvin reported that the Warbird sanction had been lost in the mail but that she is taking care of the problem. (She received an email after the meeting indicating the sanction had been approved)

NEW BUSINESS Jimmy Cianciolo explained that the control line guys had requested a sanction directly from the AMA for an event the same weekend as the KCRC Warbird event in September. He indicated that he has been in contact with the AMA and the control line folks and the conflict will be worked out. Susan has prepared letters to seek corporate donors to the Wounded Warrior Project, the main thrust of the National Model Aviation Day. Anyone who has a corporate contact is encouraged to get the materials from Susan and submit the letter to their contact. Ed Baucom wondered if the Park could be asked to erect a sign on the Woods Chapel corner directing people to the RC field. It was pointed out that their is a sign indicating RC Field on the sign just before Rennau Dr. turn off. Jesse Casteel and John Midgorden flew their lighted gliders after the meeting, along with a few others who flew electric powered airplanes. Respectively submitted,

John Midgorden, Secretary

MINUTES OF THE JULY CLUB MEETING

INTERESTING WEBSITES Check out this Big Electric— http://www.flyingmag.com/news/solar-impulse-breaks-record-longest-flight

How about this model Mustang pilot with eyes to see— https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=984tPA7k3yg

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Every since the World War II an argument has raged as to which was the greatest fighter of the War. From the teenagers of the era to the scholars of today, advocates of the P-51s, P-38s and Spitfires have argued their case and the disagreements and arguments go on. As some of you know I worked thirteen years for the Chance Vought Aircraft Corporation in Dallas, TX. I worked there two summers before graduating from Iowa State University with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1955. The first summer I worked for Vought the company was completing its contract with the French for the last production Corsairs (F4U-7’s) in 1953. This made the Corsair the WW II fighter with the longest production run. In this article I will present the “facts” to argue that the Corsair, specifically the F4U-4 , was the best fighter of WW II. Speed Comparisons: The F4U-4 had a top speed of 446 mph at 26,000 feet. This was 10 mph faster than a P-51D at the Mustang’s best altitude for speed. Rate of Climb: The F4U-4 had a climb rate of 4,170 fpm, which was 20% better than a Mustang. Load Carrying: There is no argument that the Corsair was the greatest load carrying fighter of the era. Charles Lindberg demonstrated, while helping the Marines and New Zealand air force pilots in the South Pacific adapt to the Corsair, that a Corsair could takeoff with 4,000 pounds of external stores. The B-17 Flying Fortress could only carry 4,500 pounds of bombs on missions over 800 miles. The P-47 normally carried 2,000 pounds of bombs.. Because of its versatility as a fighter and a bomber one Navy Admiral declared the Corsair as the best single engine fighter of the Pacific War. We now get to the more subjective aspects of the -4's performance. Rating a fighter's flight characteristics is never without pitfalls. What one pilot feels is too stiff, another might describe as firm or secure. As a result, opinions may vary. However, empirical data is certainly the most valuable in determining a fighter's overall performance. The tangible things such as cockpit layout and visibility are also important, as are the intangible things such as confidence in the airframe to get the pilot home. Ease of Flight: The Corsair was much less a handful than the P-51 when flown into an accelerated stall. Torque roll was no worse than most of the other big fighters of the era. The F4U rolled very well, especially in conjunction with power plant torque. Only the P-47D rolled faster and then only by 6 degrees/second.

Acceleration: In level flight the Corsair gained speed at 2.4 mph/sec while the P-51D accelerated at 2.2 mph/second. The real drag racer of WW II fighters was the P-38 that gained speed at 2.8 mph/second. All this acceleration data was compiled at 10–15,000 ft at military power settings. In turning to dive acceleration the Corsair and P-51D were even. The P-47D and P-38L could easily out distance both the Corsair and the Mustang in dives. Turn Rates: The Japanese fighter designs were much lighter and more maneuverable at low speeds around 150 mph. Allied pilots in the Pacific Theater learned not to tangle with the AM6 Zero or the Ki-43 Oscar at low speeds. In Europe things were different. The Germans flew fast, heavily armed fighters that were not suitable for low speed turning flights. The Spitfire was very adapt at turning tight. American fighters like the P-47, P-38 and P-47 were very much a match for the German ME-109s and FW-190s. However there was nothing in the European part of the war that could hang with the F4U-4. Time to summarize—

Now let the arguments begin!

The Best Fighter (Bomber) of World War II !? by John Midgorden

Category Corsair F4U-4 Mustang P-51D

Speed 446 mph 436 mph

Climb 4,170 ft/min 3,370 ft/min

Maneuverability Best for balance of

maneuverability and

responsiveness

Armament 6 .50 Caliber guns more than adequate, but

bomb load carrying

unmatched

Survivability More survivable than the P-47D (according to

AAF )

A bullet in the cooling system

brings a Mustang down

Range About same as P-47D

With external tanks

unmatched

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2015 KCRC EVENTS SCHEDULE (Remaining) Warbird Fun Fly September 12 Club Meetings 3rd Wednesday of Each Month (Club Meetings at the Field from May through September) Flight Training Opportunities Every Tuesday Evening (Starting on May 5th —Training Evenings will end on August 25th)

2015 Membership stands at

62

Your 2015 Officers Craig White, President kcrcpilot@gmail.com

Duane Hulen, Vice-Pres. 516-4526 drhulen@sbcglobal.net

Tom Safley, Treasurer (816) 220-0749 tomsharsafley@sbcglobal.net

John Midgorden, Secretary (816) 769-2199 jomidgorden@me.com

Your Board Members Susan Calvin (816) 478-8330 Scalvin47@earthlink.net

Gary Fisher (816) 413-7655 garyfisher@earthlink.net

Fleming Park Liaison & AMA District VI Representative

Jim Cianciolo 645-3558 kcrcpilot@comcast.net

Newsletter editor John Midgorden (816) 769-2199 jomidgorden@me.com

Last month we featured D u a n e H u l e n’s r a c i n g success in Arizona. This month we are pleased to report that Duane took 4th place (in a field of 40 pilots) in Quickie Racing at the NATS in Muncie, IN.

Great Job Duane!!

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Seen at the Field

Dan Olsen and Grandfather’s autogyro design

Dan Olsen Pre-flighting his autogyro

Young People Learn Fast

Barb Carey About to Get a Lesson

Ron Dubinsky and his Electric Beaver

Stan Harrington and his Big Extra

Midgorden Launching Lighted Radian

Midgorden’s Kadet at Lift Off

No Stool Pigeon!

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CONTACTSAugust 2015 Volume LXI, Issue VIII

MAIL TO:

Scott Kidder, Richard Carey and Mike Ryken Top Winners at the 3-D Poker Run

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Club Meeting Food!CLUB MEETING

August 19th

7:00 P.M. Club Meeting at the Flying Field

Come early for Hot Dogs/Polish Sausages

at 6:30 P.M.

LIGHTED GLIDER FLYING

After the Club Meeting the

Lighted Gliders will take to the air.

KCRC 17804 E. 29th Street S Independence, MO 64057