Evening star., 1949-05-23
7ModeI 'FIyinq Winqs' to Fly in Air Show
By Harry Lever

Forces Plying Wing" will enter
speed competition for the first
time in model aviation when the
Boiling Balsa Bugs" try for top
honors in the model airplane
meeting to be held Sunday. June
-26, at Andrews Air Force Base.
|. S Sergt. Joe Franklin. q. club
president who is stationed at Boil
ing Air Force Base, yesterday
pointed ont that along with six
wings" powered by conventional
gasoline engines. a seventh jet
propelled winged wonder Will be
entered in the fourth annual Ma
tional Capital Model Air Show.
I The club members have been
working over drafting boards for
nearly year and a half to develop
the design for this particular
model aircraft and according to
Sergt. Franklin, "it is expected to
break all speed records"
Club officials would not reveal
specifications of the Flying
Wings" They said the wing
spread, weight and speed are be-
ing kept top-secret for contest
reasons"
Club members probably will
enter model planes in every phase
Of the nonprofit. noncommercial
show. The club represents 81
model flying enthusiasts at Boiling.
The junior events will see two Of
the groups youngest members in
action. They are Billy Huber, Is,
son of Mai and Mrs. Kenneth
Huber, of ZIG Newcomb street Sc,
and Frank "Jinx" Gliger, 16, son
Of M/Sergt. and Mrs. E. K. Gliger,
Of Boiling. "Jinx" will be flying
his free fight model. This plane
won honors at several meets last
season. Billy is planning to en-
ter fast control line racer.
The Jet Flying Wing" and two
other speed entries will be en-
tered by Sergt. William Vance, %
of the base. One of these planes
took first prize at the Philadel-
phia Flying Circus last July by
flying lat miles per hour. Since
that time this craft has far ex-
ceeded that speed and Sergt.
Vance said he expects to have it
in top shape for the Andrews
meet.
A self-designed airplane will be
entered in the free-f1ight class by
S/Sergt. Del Benthal, of ZIG New
comb street Sc. He is vice presi-
dent of the Boiling Balsa Bugs.
All models to be entered by the
club have come directly from the
drafting boards at the clubs work
shop. This is the third year we
have participated in the National
Capital Show" Sergt. Vance ex-
planned. I'VE are placing special
emphasis on speed and are out
to win"
Entry of all members Of the
Boiling BalSa Bugs, has swelled to
large number the roster of con-
teStants in the free admission
show, which is being sponsored by
The Star, National Airport Club,
and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
in association with the Plymouth
Dealers Of Metropolitan Wash
| ington.
Only 500 young people may
participate in the project, which
has received the Triple-A rating
Of the Academy of Model Aero
nautics. Waldo E: Nichols, presi-
dent of the show association, and
William A. Pennoyer, contest d-
rector. have urged that those who
still wish to enter. model planes
in the various classifications, do
so Immediately. Application blanks
may be secured at hobby shops
In the District and vicinity and
at the showrooms of Plymouth |
dealers.
Andrews Air Force Base has
been provided for the day through
courtesy of Maj. Gen. Laurence
S. Kuter, commanding general of
the Military Air Transport
Service. MATS and the Air
Force are staging a one-hour air
show as a climax to the all-day
flying of the model planes. It
will take place probably between
S and pm, while the model
plane contestants are having their
scores tailed.
The aerial display will be high
lighted by jet aerobatics and other
precision and close formation
flights. In addition there will be
comprehensive ground exhibit
of some of the largest airplanes
in the United States, which will
be open for inspection by the
100000 persons expected to at
tend the model meet. The latest
also will be shown.
To accommodate the large
crowd. space is being made avail
able for the free parking of about
10000 automobiles. Bus companies
also will run special sections from
the downtown area.
Associate memberships in the
show association, which help
finance the model meet, are avail
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