Evening star., 1951-08-26
s Model Plane Flyers
From D. c. Area Face
National Meet Finale
By Harry Lever
StoT Sfaff CORRESPONDENT

DETROIT, Aug. 25.--Six Wash
ington area boySN face stiff COM
petition tomorrow from the ma
tion's top model airplane flyers
now in progress here.
Whether or not they will be in
the running for the big array
trophies and other prizes. includ-
ing savings bonds. depends most
ly on how they make out in to-
morrow's scoring. Announcement
of the winners will be made at a
banquet Monday evening on Bob
Lo Island, Ontario. Canada.
Brothers Included.
The six Washington area boys,
competing here since last Wednes-
day in the Plymouth Motor Corp.
Fifth international Model plane
meet. are Raymond L. WeisInan.
Is. and Davis B. Weisman, II, Of
1882 Kanawha street NV: Roger
L. Barron. 16. of Springfield, Va;
Donald r. Struttman. 18. of 1915
Halleck street. District Heights,
Md; Alan C. Walker. IA. of 5905
Euclid street. Cheverly, Md, and
Lloyd j. Thompson, ir.. 12. Of 855
South Frederick street, Arlington.
The boys were sent to Detroit
with all expenses paid by the
Washington Metropolitan Area
Chrysler dealers. The automobile
dealers were co-sponSors with The
Star, National Airport Club and
Veterans of Foreign Wars, of the
Sixth Annual National Capital
Model Air Show at Andrews Air
Force Base, Md, last July %.
They won the right to participate
in the International at the An
drews meet.
Enter Many Glasses.
Raymond and David Weisman
and Roger Barron have entered
all the free-flight classes of COM
petition; Donald Struttmann is in
the speed events; Alan Walker is
competing in the liza Pan Ameri-
can Airways payload class, out
door rubber and towline glider
events, and Lloyd Thompson is en-
tered in the Junior stunt, junior
"a" speed. model navy plane
carrier landing competition, and
the combat class.
AS of today the Welsman
brothers have the best chance to
win honors. Raymond stands
second in class BE, junior, free
flight gas competition with 977.9
seconds of flight. The other Wash
ington area boys have yet to
achieve scores as high.
Records Threatened.
Meanwhile the 500 contestants,
all of whom proved their merit in
previous regional contests, are
staging a spectacular display Of
model plane activity.
ALI results still are unofficial,
but contest timers have estimated
that at least five new international
records have been set, as well as
q new American mark for model
gliders. Records will have to be
certified by the Academy of Model
Aeronautics. governing body of
model aviation. in Washington. Its
representative. Russ Nichols, is
attending the internationals.
Carrier Is Hit.
AS in past years, an attraction
here is the model plane Carrier"
being exhibited by 1t. Comdr.
John H. Burton. or Arlington. It
is a big hit with the Washington
area contestants. especially young
Thompson, who is competing in
the event. The idea is to land a
model plane on the deck" of the
little carrier. Stimulating as closely
as possible the maneuvers of a
real airplane in such a landing.
Floyd described the event on tele-
vision last night.
The contestants are competing
for 104 trophies and a share in
the $4,275 in United States savings
bonds posted as prize money.