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Title: STUNT FOR 1954 Bob Palmer remembed.
Post by: Shultzie on March 16, 2009, 12:00:13 PM: STUNT DESIGN FOR 1954
A beautifully written article by Bob Palmer...in the MAN Jan.1954 issue.
Truly a fine gentle gentleman remembered this week at his beloved VSC.
He truly lives today in every avid control line modeler's hearts until we meet again as promised in the Scriptures.
Title: Re: STUNT FOR 1954 Bob Palmer remembed.
Post by: Shultzie on March 16, 2009, 12:03:00 PM: last page
Title: Re: STUNT FOR 1954 Bob Palmer remembed.
Post by: Jim Pollock on March 17, 2009, 10:52:26 AM: It appears as if the stab is thinner than what is on the Skyscraper plans, it could just be an optical illusion though?
On the plan it looks like 3/8 to 1/2 is the depth of the stab but appears thinner that that in this picture.

Jim Pollock ???
Title: Re: STUNT FOR 1954 Bob Palmer remembed.
Post by: john e. holliday on March 21, 2009, 04:32:25 PM: He is so right about the people in stunt being a great bunch. Especially here in Tuscon Town at VSC. There is so much in his article that still applies to today. Even tho there are those that say you can't have too much power. Amazing to see so many planes with tons of power that are trimmed back to flying status with props and fuel. DOC Holliday
Title: Re: STUNT FOR 1954 Bob Palmer remembed.
Post by: FLOYD CARTER on March 23, 2009, 11:49:45 AM: My own "Palmer Air Force" now consists of:

Chief 1/Brodak 40
Hi-Boy/ OS25
Venus/ OS40
Thunderbird 1/OS 35-S
Go-Devil/Evo 36

Bob had pictures of all except the T'bird and Go-Devil, which were just built last year.

Floyd
Title: Re: STUNT FOR 1954 Bob Palmer remembed.
Post by: RogerGreene on March 30, 2009, 07:59:08 PM: Thanks for the article. I think there is a page missing in your posts. It seems that there is a page between page 47 and the last page you posted which is page 50.

Thanks,

Roger
Title: Re: STUNT FOR 1954 Bob Palmer remembed.
Post by: Steve Helmick on March 30, 2009, 10:10:53 PM: If I remember correctly, there's a new Palmer Trophy next year at VSC??? I've got Larry Richards kits for the Hurricane and Pow Wow (3 view above). Wondering about power...something light, with lots of low end grunt...and light...and fuel efficient...oooog, my brain is frying...

I always thought the Pow Wow was kinda homely...but check out this beauty from VSC 19. Wish I knew who built it. Tasteful and just LOVELY! Who'da thunk... #^ Steve
Title: Re: STUNT FOR 1954 Bob Palmer remembed.
Post by: Shultzie on March 31, 2009, 01:58:49 PM: Beautiful Model...and also a beautiful photo. Any chance of sharing more of your photos. I missed your insight and humor and this really enhances the story behind these shots of yours.
(talked to our friend Leo Mehl* (MAIL*) yesterday on the phone for bout' n' hour?
HE BEGS FORGIVENESS for soiling your hat with such bad beer? DK^ %^
Title: Re: STUNT FOR 1954 Bob Palmer remembed.
Post by: Shultzie on March 31, 2009, 08:44:36 PM: There...that page is no longer UP SIDE DOWN..
I turned the page around...

Humm? I circled the PART ABOUT BLUNTING THE EDGES?
Title: Re: STUNT FOR 1954 Bob Palmer remembed.
Post by: Jim Pollock on April 13, 2009, 12:25:34 PM: Ty,

Bill Netzband's Aerodynamics made painless?, in the 1966,67 Model Aviation? magazine is required reading if anyone wants to know more about flying tethered models!

Jim Pollock ???
Title: Re: STUNT FOR 1954 Bob Palmer remembed.
Post by: RogerGreene on April 13, 2009, 05:07:11 PM: Shultzie,

Great article, but seems to be a page missing... The last sentence on page 47 talks about wing chord and span and then on page 50 the first word is 'fuel.' Could you post the page that is between page 47 and page 50.

thanks

Roger
Title: Re: STUNT FOR 1954 Bob Palmer remembed.
Post by: Shultzie on April 14, 2009, 09:35:20 AM: Quote from: Roger_Greene on April 13, 2009, 05:07:11 PM
Shultzie,

Great article, but seems to be a page missing... The last sentence on page 47 talks about wing chord and span and then on page 50 the first word is 'fuel.' Could you post the page that is between page 47 and page 50.

thanks

Roger
Humm?
Let grab that magazine again...
Gee...talk about brain drain...(one of the things I miss the most, the other thing, I can't remember or at least not willing to discuss that in too much detail? LL~ VD~
Title: Re: STUNT FOR 1954 Bob Palmer remembed.
Post by: Shultzie on April 14, 2009, 10:05:31 AM: Roger!
Check the article pages in the magazine itself?
Note that on the bottom of page 19 (words"far too- continues on the top right corner of page 20) with "one to the north of us, where they"----

and then below is the picture of Bob and then the article strangely picks up to the left of the picture, on page 20 "hadn't heard a word of our experiment." ??????

I finally found the missing pages..
Title: Re: STUNT FOR 1954 Bob Palmer remembed.
Post by: RogerGreene on April 15, 2009, 05:52:34 AM: Thanks for the page. H^^
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Post by: Mike Keville on April 15, 2009, 06:58:12 AM: Quote from: Steve Helmick on March 30, 2009, 10:10:53 PM
...check out this beauty from VSC 19. Wish I knew who built it.

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Keith Sandberg, Minnesota.
Title: Re: STUNT FOR 1954 Bob Palmer remembed.
Post by: Jim Pollock on April 15, 2009, 09:13:45 PM: Ty,

The overruns and short tanks usually are caused by flying in many different parts of the U.S. where different
altitudes and weather dynamics cause highly varied fuel consumption. I guess you could fly more practice
flights to figure those things out before the officials?

Jim Pollock %^@