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he Vintage Stunt Championships are now complete. I took an interest in a few special models at this 2013 Tucson event. Robert Harness Jr.
sent me this text on his Two Bits. “This is a copy of Rick Loomis’ push-pull twin-Stunter that Rick won Senior Stunt with at the 1967 nationals. In 1966 Rick, Tony Naccarato, and I drove my dad’s 1963 1/2 Galaxy 500 XL from California to the Chicago Nats on Route 66. My Gladiator was stored on the top, while carrier and scale planes were packed in the trunk. Rick’s Two Bits stretched from windshield to the back glass in the Galaxy cabin area. This was a great time for a bunch of teenagers. “Rick lost his first Two Bits there at the ’66 Nats when the rear McCoy .29 quit in the overhead eights. The number two model won the Nats’ Senior class the next year, and my version (as presented at the 2013 VSC) is a copy of his number three ship in both color and trim. I still have Rick’s number four ship with AeroTigers, weighing in at 90 ounces. Two Bits-E is ready for flight at 79 ounces. “The current Two Bits has a 72-inch wing span, with an 18.75-inch tail moment meas- ured from flap hinge line to elevator hinge line. It carries 800 square inches of wing and flap area. This year’s E-version is powered by two Hacker A30-12L motors 1000 Kv, two KR timers, and two 40-amp ESCs. It uses only one 5000 mAh lithium-polymer battery. The props at this year’s VSC were Master Airscrew 3-blades, but they were not very ef- fective. I have since been testing APC two- blade props. Thank you for your interest in Rick Loomis’s Two Bits.”
Triumphantby Jim Lee
Jim Lee of Topeka, Kansas always seems to find a unique model to bring to the VSC, and this year was no different. Jim brought a George Lieb Triumphant with a sand-cast
by allen brickhaus You can reach Allen Brickhausat PO Box 206, Golconda, Illinois 62938, or via e-mail at
abkb801@shawneelink.net
PHOTOGRAPHY: ALLEN BRICKHAUS
Robert Harness Jr with his fourth version of Rick Loomis’ Two Bitstwin engine Stunt model. The Two Bits has a lineage from 1966 that continues to this day. Allen also saw Robert fly one with two AeroTiger .36s a couple of years ago.
Fox .29 for power. The silk-covered model encompasses 340 square inches of wing area and weighs in at 28 ounces. Cloth hinges keep the elevator in line and working while a 2.25-inch Froom spinner hides the hub of the original Y&O prop. Sig paints finish the Triumphant in brilliant Sig Orange and Po- lar Gray colors and Hely-Arc wheels allow the Triumphant to take-off and land while keeping the shiny side up. Jim flew a very
respectable 16th in OTS with a relatively small model.
Coon Dogbrought by John Miller John Miller also brought with him a friend’s Coon Dog biplane model powered by a Fox .35. This cute short-coupled model was built from the plans published in FLYING MODELS in October of 1955. It was designed and built by Jack Macy. John’s friend Lynn
Jim Lee always finds a strange but very flyable Stunt model and the George Lieb Triumphant(above left) is no different. A sand-cast Fox .29 pulls the model through the OTS pattern with noproblem. It took since 1967 to convince Roger
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Wildman to replicate his I-beamer (above right) from his early Nats career, but he has yet another masterpiece in his arsenal of Stunt weapons to hit the contest circles.
MAY 2013
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