Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
New Correspondent Chosen.

new correspondent CnOSens
Here's some interesting news
from Mr.. G.. B. Heinemann, who
the column chooses, with all par
donS necessary, to appoint per-
manently as correspondent of
model aircraft news.
A few columns back our forcibly
appointed correspondent wrote in
an interesting account on model
planes from the toy fair at New
York City. Judging from the fan
mail in laudation of his article
it may have been more than just
interesting"
mo new records for indoor
flights were established at the ma
tional indoor model airplane con-
test, sponsored by the Aeronauti-
cal Chamber of Commerce of
America and held at the st. Louis
arena last week, during the Inter
national Aircraft Exposition.
THE contest was divided into
three general flying groups-in-
door hand-launched models, in
door hydro rise-off water and in
door commercial fuselage flying
models. These, in turn,I were
divided into the senior and junior
groups. The junior group includ-
ed all boys Is years of age and
under. A special sweepstakes
event, open to all between Z and
IS, was held Sunday morning. An
exhibition model contest also was
held.
Senior Event Staged.
"In the senior indoor hand
launched contest the winners
were as follows: First, Harold
DenniSon, 18, Marion, Ind, 337
seconds; second, Joseph Ehrhardt,
II, st. Louis, Mo-, 1882 seconds;
third, Rurick Myers, Is, Chicago,
Ill, 261.8 seconds.
I'm the junior indoor hand
launched group the winners were
First, Kenneth Donzelot, IA, st,
Louis, Mo-, 261.3 seconds; second,
Carl Fries, II, Richmond Heights,
Mo-, 220.5 seconds; third, Charles
Herr, IA, st. Louis, Mo-, 1876 sec
onds; honorable mention, Robert
Licklider, IA, st. Louis, Mo-, 1863
seconds.
"All planes of the winners were
Of the pusher type and only young
DenniSon'S showed any variation
from the usual flying stick" type.
His plane was equipped with an
"underSlung fin" directly under
the wing. 1t was a beautiful flyer
and in performances exceeded
minutes in each flight.
I'm the indoor hydro contest
(riSe- of -water) the senior win
ners were: First, Joseph Ehrhardt,
II, st. Louis, Mo-, 1925 seconds;
second, c. LEILA, 16, Chicago, Ill,
127 seconds; third, Ernest Mar
coulter, 10, Chicago, H., 100 Sec
ondS.
Young Marcouiller held the
1929 national all-round play
ground championship, but was
not up to his usual standard in
the hydro contest.
1.-THE Junior hydro winners
were: First, Andrew Mac n, a.
st. Louis, Mo, 1875 Secord5: sec
ond, Ralph Hummer, ID, st. Louis
Mo-, IT'S seconds. third, none, as
only two hydros were entered.
Sunday Contest Held.
"The commercial fuselage ships
were flown Sunday morning and
while no remarkable records were
established, many fine ships were
launched. Some of these were
fairly accurate as to scale, but
such ships are seldom good in
duration. Several entries rose
and flew as If Steered by a pilot,
but as soon as momentum was lost
they crashed into the seats OF
other obstacles.
"One of the best of the flyers
had bad luck. This was Joseph
Ehrhardt, winner of one first and
one second prize during the first
day. His first ship buckled under
the pressure of the motor nose
plug and he hastily assembled
another, only to have it duplicate