This is what is to be published for WW II Combat at Brodak's FlyIn.
World War II Control Line Combat Rules
Purpose: This event is intended to provide pilots an opportunity to fly realistic-looking planes from the “Great War” to simulate full scale air combat. The emphasis is on safety, having fun, and, as in the real war, getting back home in one piece.
Models: Any profile model(fuselage no more than ¾ in. wide in the top view) of any WW II vintage fighter/fighter bomber is allowed. The maximum wingspan is 48 in. The maximum wing area is 500 square inches. Original designs are encouraged. For original designs the fuselage profile must be scaled approximately 1.25 in. to the foot and be at least 5 in. high. The wing can be scaled proportionally and does not have to be in the exact scale location in the fuse and may have an enlarged chord. The fin, rudder, stab and elevator can be rescaled for appearance and enlarged for stability. Wings should follow the original profile- Corsairs, Stukas need to have a gull wing. Other plane look better with dihedral.
The following kits or kit reproductions are allowed as designed:
Brodak Mustang, Messerschmitt, Focke Wulf, Mauler. Midwest designs- Mustang, Focke Wulf, King Cobra, etc..
Goldberg P40
Sterling Mustang, Yak 9
Flying Models Plans- Ziroli Zero, Combat P-38, Miss BJ(B. Jones)
Barry Baxter Plans- Wildcat(Ziroli)
Core House Plans 'n Cores designs
Any other WW II published profile model you can dredge up that fits the overall dimensional rules.
Landing gear is not required. Most planes fly better with the wheels up, unless scale appearance requires landing gear(the Stuka and some Japanese planes come to mind).
Engines- limited to plain bearing “sport” 40's or smaller. Smaller engines may use ball bearings.
Fuel system- any tank or fuel system is allowed.
Each pilot is allowed two models. During the regular event on Friday the pilot's first choice model will be on display near the combat circle. The pilots and judges will judge each model(identified by the AMA number) for scale appearance, color scheme, and overall impression with a total score of 0-100. Pilots can supply a single 3 view to help the judges evaluate their model. Zero is an undecorated slow combat model. 100 is an excellent Profile scale model. These points will be added to the pilot's score for each match. If a pilot switches to his backup model for any reason the bonus points will not be awarded for flights using that model.
All the other rules and conduct of the contest will follow the regular combat rules for Brodak's Flyin. Flying will start after the regular combat event is done. Depending on weather and time and number of entries flying will continue into Saturday.
************* my additional comments*****************
Only one plane will be scored for appearance because the judges have enough to do. If you crash it and can't or won't fix it, you lose some points. Most of the guys in WW II who crashed lost a lot more than that.
Most of these planes scale to 48 in. with a factor of around 1.3-1.4in./ft. The fuselages will come out around 7-8 in. high and 40 in. long. Many of the designs are remarkably similar and have big tail volumes so they will fly well nearly dead scale, as long as you can get the balance point right. An additional inch or so of chord will bring the wing area up to the high 400's for decent flying. Keep it light!
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