The NFFS President's Message for June-July 1998
Orders for the 1998 Symposium are now being shipped by NFFS Publications
Director, Fred Terzian. Order directly from him at: 4858 Moorpark Ave., San
Jose, CA. 95129. The cost for the 1998 Sympo is $25 for NFFS members and $30
for non-members. Please enclose an additional $4 for shipping costs.
Symposium Patrons have already received their copies and the public unveiling
of the book will be at the USOC in Muncie, Indiana on July 30, 1998.
Freeflighters who are considering being contributors to the 1999 Symposium
may wish to be thinking about their submissions. The 1999 editor will be
announced at the July 30 NFFS banquet in Muncie and will be announced on this
website a short time later.
The Table of Contents for the 1998 Symposium is:
Science
-Flutter by Sherman
-Dihedral by Bauer
-Propeller Logic by Norris
-Climb Trim for F1B by King
-DT Sink Rate by Annis
-Sun, Moon and Contests by Andresson
-CG Position by Jossien
-Color Study by Jahnke and Roussel
Propulsion
-Small Engine Testing by Stalick
-CO2 Secrets by Mueller
-Gearing for Success by Gieskieng
-F1C Testing by Galbreath
Indoor
-F1D Participation by Brown
-Indoor Handicapping by Olm
Electronics
-Avionics by Morrell
-Servo Driven F1A Stabs by Schlosberg
-Concerns for FF Electronics by Joyner and Hinson
HL Glider
-Hand Launched and Happy by Brown
-Tareaucat by Lonergan
Programmatics
-Youth Participation by Ellis
-Build or Buy by Stiles
-Introduction to F1C by Waterman
1997 US Team by Cowley
NFFS Hall of Fame Selections reported by Haught
Models of the Year (more than ten!) by Perkins
The selections are:
F1A-Hi-Brid by Van Wallene
F1B- Unnamed by Rosonokds
F1C-Excalibur by Koster
F1D-Garfield Lite by Doig
F1G-Linda Mk8 by King
F1H - Murray by VanNest/Pissany
F1J-Pegasus by Lynch
AMA Outdoor Designs
Small Power- Li'l Chugger by Dunham
Large Power-Prime Time by Keck
Small Rubber-Sparrowhawk by O'Dwyer
Large Rubber-Equalizer by Bienenstein
AMA Indoor Designs
Scale-General Aristocrat by Rees
HLG-Quantum 2 by Surtees
Rubber-Mini-Quark by Tagliafico
Special
Gadget: Torque Meter by Hinson
Component: F1D VP Prop by Banks
Plus the usual cartoons, photos and comments.
In all, it's a jam packed issue. A collector's item.
More to come!
Bob Stalick, NFFS President.
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