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September 2011 Volume 23 Issue 9
Upcoming meetings
and events Club Meeting Sept 22nd Club Meeting Oct 27th
Meeting Minutes
Inside this issue:
August Meeting
First off, I wanted to let everyone know that Mark Nicastle and his wife were in a motor-cycle accident. I don’t know the specifics, but I do know they were injured. I just wanted to let Mark know that everyone at MAS wishes him and his wife well.
Next, Larry wasn’t feeling well, so he was not able to attend the meeting. Jeff ran the show in Larry’s absence.
We got a report from Larry O. on the IMAC contest. By all accounts, it went well. There were 19 pilots and almost as many MAS volunteers to help out. Two of the pilots were from out of town (they were from Oklahoma). They won their classes and the raffle. After all the expenses and a $250 donation from Aeroworks (Thanks!), $483 was made for the club. It was quite hot, and that, combined with the conflict with the Adams County Fair, brought-up the idea of changing the date for next year’s event. Maybe something earlier in the year.
Compliments were given to Steve Graham for running this year’s event.
Next we discussed Kids Day. Again, it went well. There were 34 kids and 21 adults that got in flights. As we discussed at the last meeting (and sent via email), we needed more pilots. There were trainers available, just not enough MAS members to fly them. Despite that, the line moved well and everyone got a chance to fly. Finances were close to breaking even. After expenses and donations (Thanks!), the club made $6.
Next we discussed the Adams County Fair. Take a guess on how it went. Other than some members working too many hours, there were no problems. Lots of people stopped by the booth and the Kids Day crowd was from the Fair.
For years, we asked the Fair to put our flying on the program. They never did. This year, we decided not to fly and they did put us on the program. So, Bob, Jake, and Lee brought out planes and flew for people.
Next we discussed the Grace Wanderers event. Are you getting a theme for the meeting yet? The Wanderers came with 30-40 members. Warren had a trainer available to fly people on the buddy-box. Other flights were demos. 8 club members helped out.
George brought a note from the Wanderers. The note thanked the club and included a $50 donation to MAS. Thank you. We’re glad they had a good time.
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We still plan to have a Swap Meet at the field on Sept. 17th. Bring your stuff and see if you can make a deal. Noth-
ing formal, but it starts at 9am.
Officer nominations are at next month’s meeting. Larry will not be running for president, so we need a volunteer for that. We also have a couple of Board positions available. Please come to the September meeting if you’d like to be a club officer.
The lawn mower is back from being repaired. Thanks Ron and Jeff for making that happen. The tires still need fixing though. Bob S. made a motion to buy ‘Slime’ to fix them. Give or take $40. Motion passes.
Lastly, Bob B. won the fuel. Nobody is taking the gift certificates.
That’s it. Have a good month.
Tom
With that, I wanted to point out that we have 75 members and only 36 of them have completed their
Work Bond for the year. There are NO events left on the calendar that qualify for the Work Bond. The
only way those who haven’t done it yet can fulfill their Work Bond is to do something at the field on
their own. Mow, weed-wack, paint, repair, clean-up trash, etc. If you do something, please let myself or
Larry or Jeff know. We’ll get you down for completing the Bond.
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The P-40 fighter/bomber was the last of the famous "Hawk" line produced by Curtiss Aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s, and it shared certain design elements with its predecessors, the Hawk and Sparrowhawk. It was the third-most numerous US fighter of World War II. An early prototype version of the P-40 was the first American fighter capable of speeds greater than 300 mph. Design work on the aircraft began in 1937, but numerous experimental versions were tested and refined before the first production version of the P-40, the Model 81, appeared in May 1940. By September of that year, over 200 had been delivered to the Army Air Corps. 185 more were delivered to the United Kingdom in the fall of 1940, where they were designated the Tomahawk Mk I.
Early combat operations pointed to the need for more armor and self-sealing fuel tanks, which were included in the P-40B (called the Tomahawk Mk IIA in the UK). These improvements came at price: a significant loss of performance due to the extra weight. Further armor additions and fuel tank improvements added even more weight in the P-40C (Tomahawk Mk IIB). Curtiss addressed the airplane's mounting performance problems with the introduction of the P-40D (Kittyhawk Mk I), which was powered by a more powerful version of the Allison V-1710 engine, and had two additional wing-mounted guns. The engine change resulted in a slightly different ex-ternal appearance, which was the reason the RAF renamed it from the Tomahawk to the Kittyhawk. Later, two more guns were added in the P-40E (Kittyhawk Mk IA), and this version was used with great success (along with their mainstays, the earlier B-models) by General Claire Chenault's American Volunteer Group (The Flying Tigers) in China.
Some additional models, each with slight improvements in engine power and armament, were the P-40F (with a 1300 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin engine), the P-40G, P-40K (Kittyhawk Mk III), P-40L, P-40M and finally, the P-40N, of which 5200 were built (more than any other version.) While it was put to good use and was certainly numer-ous in most theaters of action in WWII, the P-40's performance was quickly eclipsed by the newer aircraft of the time, and it was not considered one of the "great fighters" of the war.
All articles or items of interest should be submitted to me by the 1st Wednesday of the month. Newsletter editor (that's ME) re-serves the right to accept, refuse and edit all articles submitted for publication. Articles or items submitted after the deadline will be included in the following month’s newsletter. Send or deliver articles to:
Gary Hodges
Published articles reflect the author’s opinion and may or may not reflect those of the club in general, its officers, or the newsletter editor.
Serving the Northeast Denver Area the Miniature Aero Sportsters flying site sits on 48 acres with a 500 foot paved runway. The club is open to all who have a current AMA membership. The Miniature Aero Sportsters consists of a group of individuals with a common interest in radio control aircraft. Club meetings are on the 4th Thursday of the month at Gander Mountain Sporting Goods located at 9923 Grant Street Thornton , CO. Meetings start promptly at 7:00 pm. All M.A.S. club members are encouraged to attend meetings, and to become actively involved in the club's activities
The first year there is a once a lifetime $125 initiation fee charged to all new members. Every year after that Annual membership dues are $90.
For membership information check out our web page:
http://www.miniatureaerosportsers.org
President Larry Litsey
Vice Pres Jeff Griego
Treasure Tom Glaess
Board Earl Keffer
Board Lee Overholt
Field Maintenance
Newsletter Editor Gary Hodges
Web Page
http://www.miniatureaerosportsers.org
2011 Club Officers
1585 Wadsworth Blvd
Denver, CO 80215
(303)238-5821
HobbyTown USA
9120 Wadsworth Blvd
Westminster, CO 80021
Phone: (303) 431-0482
Email: htuwestmin-
