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March 2018
Newsletter of the
Oakville Milton Flying Club
www.omfc.org
Our next club meeting is:
Monday, April 2nd.
at 7:30 pm
Unit 13, 785 Pacific Rd. Oakville
In This Issue
March meeting hi-lights Ryerson “Heavylift” group Show & Tell photos Don’t forget Free Flight Contest Meeting and Events Calendar
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March meeting:
Our leader, Terry called the meeting to order and welcomed members including a former
member, Ian Winsor, now returning since being away since 2005. A total of 31 were present.
With several members bringing their latest and ongoing “creations” to the meeting, they
each in turn stepped forward to give a brief description - see following pages for details and
photos.
Terry noted that Saturday, Feb. 24, a group from Ryerson University came to use our
field for a test flight. They were part of the “heavy lift” competition that is held yearly in the
USA. It was hoped that a small
contingent would be able to attend
this meeting and explain the project,
but unfortunately due to exams they
were not able to come. Unfortunately
the field was really too soft and they
were not able to get a flight test, only
a minimal ground taxi.
Some of you may remember
back in 2011 that my son Eric was
also in this program and I went with
him and his group to Atlanta for the
competition. It was really
interesting to see the creations from
university entries all over the
world. The year my son was
involved their team won first place
in “Design” for regular class. He
has now worked for more than five
years in the landing gear design
department of UTC Aerospace
Systems in Oakville.
(Editor’s note - As a proud father I had to
get that in! Eric has the white BB cap)
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….continued
The rules change
from year to year
affecting construction
techniques and goals.
This year was based on
the use of more
traditional construction
techniques without
composites and with the
power required to be
electric - max. 1000W.
Some of the
construction “design” was
most interesting. This year
the competition will be in
California which means they
will be flying with their
creation and accessories. In
past years they have driven (I
know, I did most of the
driving almost non-stop to
Atlanta with a large airframe
and wings in my van)
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One of the goals this
year was to have a
combination of “passengers”
and “cargo”. The passengers
are “tennis balls” which can
be seen being “loaded” onto
the aircraft. The cargo goes
ahead and below.
The body is in the shape
of an airfoil to add to the lift.
They use traditional control
surfaces and lots of tape to
hold things together!
We wish them much success in their upcoming competition in Van Nuys, CA on April 6-8.
See link for info https://www.sae.org/attend/student-events/sae-aero-design-west/
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De Miles Magister
Ron spoke about his scratch built WWII trainer
and some of the challenges and methods he used to
overcome them. The cowling (made from
eavestrough material) is impressive with the maple
nose. (.61 OS engine). He showed a fabric that is heat
shrinkable and will be applied with dope over the
balsa covering.
“The Miles M.14 Magister is a British two-seat monoplane
basic trainer aircraft built by the Miles Aircraft for the
Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm. Affectionately known
as the Maggie, the Magister was based on Miles' civilian
Hawk Major and Hawk Trainer and was the first
monoplane designed specifically as a trainer for the RAF.
As a low-wing monoplane, it was an ideal introduction to
the Spitfire and Hurricane for new pilots.” (Wikipedia)
Messerschmitt
Bf 109F
Jim showed his
“China Models” ARF
which he bought
online from a US site.
It has a 72” wingspan,
an OS23 gas engine
16”prop, and is mostly
fiberglass. He noted
that the instructions
don’t have any text,
only pictographs! It is
a little overweight at
13.5lbs and needs to
lose a little.
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….Incredible detail Jim! Didn’t
know you could see such small
writing!
Apparently it flies hot and it was
suggested that you put everything
out on landing, including a
parachute if you have one!
It has 16CH receiver using 12,
soon to be 13 after splitting gear to
independent channels which will
help to lose some weight.
Zero
Mike enlarged his
existing Royal plans to make
this 84” model with OS160
twin engine with 16x8, 3 blade
prop. Will have the 3/32” balsa
covered by tissue paper thin
carbon fiber, followed by
fiberglass. It has a massive
wing. He is aiming for 17lbs
flying weight. Landing gear
courtesy of Hans Repa with
stunning 4” aluminum wheels.
It won’t be ready to fly until
next summer though. Still
working on wings.
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Sweepee 40 Canard
Andy had a few comments
from the floor about this one! “Tail
is at the wrong end!”. It is from a
plan that was in the August 1989
issue of Model Aviation as no kit
exists. It has a .45 engine, it cannot
tip stall, goes quite fast and flies
normally. The forward swept wing
with the canard of course means
that the elevator must go down for
the plane to go up! He started it
about 9 years ago and covered it
about 4 years ago, only finishing
this past Christmas. He said it is
going to be “one of these fly or die
things”.
Caption in the top right corner reads….
“I D’Know ACE, Maybe OL’ Chip needs some new glasses…..He drew this one all backwards!”
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The Hobby King website now shows free shipping
from US Warehouse to Canada, subject to $50USD
min. order and max. weight of 30kgs. New is free
shipping from Hong Kong, min. $150USD, max 20kgs.
A reminder that the indoor free flight contest will be
held at the April club meeting and some “Delta Dart”
balsa kits may be available at the meeting if you
know how to build real fast, or to use for next year!
???
Jack showed this creation
made from depron foam and light
balsa! The depron is used much
the same as balsa, but much
lighter. The wing (more than 6 1/2
square feet of area) and ribs are
also made from depron. It has
flaps and ailerons and will weigh
less than 20oz. Wing loading will
be somewhere between 6 and 10
oz., probably closer to 10.
Living in a retirement home
these days has its challenges both
for space and safety concerns. His
small workbench is in his
bedroom. Everything comes off
for ease of transport and storage.
He used the safer A123 cells for
the electric scorpion helicopter
motor, geared 5:1 with a folding
prop. It is so light it will glide well
so the folding prop will help to
increase the range. He hopes to
know the flight speed during
landing by the use of telemetry to
avoid stalling.
I am sure we all look forward to
seeing the finished products flying
in the near future. The art of
building is still alive in our club!
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OMFC Meeting Dates for 2018
Date Agenda
April 2 (Monday) Indoor FF Contest May 7 (Monday) Beauty Contest October 1 (Monday) Summer in review November 5 (Monday) Annual General Meeting December 3 (Monday) -
OMFC 2018 Executive
President: Terry Sears [email protected]
Vice-President: Denis Loo
Past President: Vacant
Field Manager: Bill Funnell
Social Director: Harvey Slaght
Fliteline Editor: Steve Goldring [email protected]
Secretary/Treasurer: Jim Eichenberg [email protected] 1316 Gainsborough Drive Oakville, Ontario L6H 2H5 Telephone: 905-255-3063
Chief Flying Instructor: Brian Anderson
Webmaster: Bert Armstrong [email protected]
Municipalities Liaison: Mike McDermott
OMFC Event Dates for 2018
Date Event Event Contact
May 26 (Saturday) Presc. Aero Judge Training (Union Hall & Field) Harry Ells or Jim E. May 08 (Tuesday) TBC Ground School (C.E.P. Union Hall) Brian Anderson May 15 (Tuesday) Flight School (OMFC Field) Brian Anderson Jun. 02 (Saturday) Electric Fun Fly (OMFC Field) Denis Loo Jun. 09 (Saturday) TBC Milton Street Market (Milton) Bill Funnell Jun. 17 (Sunday) Airshow (OMFC Field) Jim Eichenberg Jul. 28 (Sat. & Sun.) Precision Aero. Contest (OMFC Field) Jim Eichenberg Aug. 25 (Saturday) Family Fun Fly (OMFC Field) Terry Sears Aug. 26 (Sunday) Fam. Fun Fly RAIN DAY (OMFC Field)
