Tony and Addie`s B-36 Peacemaker

Tony and Addie’s B-36 Peacemaker
Tony and Addie Nacarrato won the BEST ELECTRIC AWARD with their six
engine B-36D at the QSAA fly in at El Dorado Dry Lake Nevada. The 1/24
scale model spans 108 inches and weighs 18 pounds complete with six Astro
Cobalt 05 motors and forty-two Sanyo 1200 mahr Nicads. The B-36
Pacemaker is constructed almost entirely of balsa with carbon fiber
reinforcing. It is glued together with Hot Stuff and covered with conventional
silk and dope. Radio command is provided by an Airtronics seven channel
radio.
The B-36D Pacemaker made its maiden flight at the Las Vegas QSAA meet at
El Dorado Dry Lake in front of a crowd of over 1000 spectators. None of
whom had ever seen and electric model quite this big with six motors! Addie
Nacarrato first set the huge model on the desert floor, then checked out the
dry lake take off any area for pot holes that might snag the landing gear. The
take-off area was clear. This was the moment of truth. Tony advanced the
throttle stick slowly. First, the inboard pair of motors came to life and the
Peacemaker began to roll. Next the center pair of motors turned on and the
model began to accelerate. Finally with all six motors howling like a swarm of
hornets, the B-36D approached flight speed. After about a 100 foot run Tony
lifted the nose wheel about four inches off the runway and held that attitude.
The Peacemaker continued to accelerate for another 100 feet then lifted off.
BEAUTIFUL! The model quickly accelerated to over 80 mph. Fantastic!
QUARTER SCALE ELECTRIC HAS FINALLY ARRIVED.
Jerry Holcomb with his Quarter Scale Antoinette Monoblock
Jerry’s quarter scale 1911 Antoinette Monobloc is powered by an Astro
Cobalt 90 motor with a 2.96:1 belt reduction drive with a long extended drive
shaft extension and Astro 207 Electronic Speed Control. The battery pack
contains forty four NIMH 3000 mahr cells delivering about 44 volts under
maximum 31 amp load.
Randy Smithhisler with his Quarter Scale Piper J-4 Cub Coupe
Randy qualified at the Mesa Scale Masters with his Quarter Scale Piper J-4.
The model has a wing span of 108 inches and weighs 19.25 pounds. It is
powered by an Astro 90 with the standard Astro 1:168 reduction ratio gear
box. Randy used the Astro 204D electronic speed control and a battery pack
of 36 Sanyo 2400 mahr Nicads.
Glen Dunlap’s 22% scale model of the Burt Rutan Voyager
Glen Dunlap’s model of Burt Rutan’s world circling Voyager has a 24 foot
wing span and weighs in at 32 pounds. The Voyager is powered by twin Astro
40 Cobalt motors fitted with Astro Super Boxes, two 22 cell batteries 2400
mahr Nicads, one powering each motor and an Astro 204D electronic speed
control.
Ed Wood’s Buzzard Bombshell
A cute young lass proudly shows off Ed Woods 85% scale Buzzard
Bombshell Old Timer. The model has a 60 inch wing span and weighs 49
ounces and is powered by a Astro Ferrite 15 motor with a belt reduction drive.
Bob Benjamin’s Tiger Kitten
Bob Benjamin of Olympia sent us this photo of his Tiger Kitten that was later
kitted by Ace Radio. The Tiger Kitten has a 60 inch wing span, 550 square
inches of wing area and weighs 3-3/4 pounds when fitted with an Astro Cobalt
15 geared motor and a twelve cell 1400 Mahr NiCad battery. This model was
lots of fun on Nicads and would be a blast on a brushless motor and a Lithium
battery.
Phil Bernhardt’s Curtis Wright Jr.
This model of the Curtis Wright Jr. was designed and built by Phil Bernhardt of Gardena
CA. It is covered in silk and dope and is powered by an Astro 075 ferrite motor and six
600 mahr Nicads. Phil reports that the model flies very realistically. Below Phil proudly
holds his Curtiss Wright Jr.
Mark Phillips’ Barbie Twins
Mark Phillips of Helendale CA sent us this photo of his scale L-5 decorated as
Barbie with his two cute twin girls. The power is supplied by an Astro Cobalt
15 Geared motor swinging and 11x7 prop. Equipment includes 12 Sanyo
RC2000 Nicads, an Astro 217D electronic speed control and uses Astro Zero
Loss connectors on all power wires.
Scott Hartman’s Great Planes Cub
Scott’s Great Planes Cub; 96 inch wing span powered by an Astro 60 geared
running on a 24 cell NiCad battery pack.
Jim Lloyd’s Sopwith SE-5A
Jim’s SE-5A has 51 inch wing span and is powered by and Astro 25
geared motor spinning a 11x6 prop and supplied by an eighteen cell
Sanyo 2000 Mahr battery pack.
Scale line up at an Astro Champs Contest at Mile Square Field
Bob Sliff’s Astro 15 powered Rearwin Speedster
A Steve Whitman Bonzo done in silk and dope
Bruce MacAvenue’s B-24 PUG
Antoinette being chased by an Eindecker
Bill Conlin, Sridhar Iyengar and Son enjoying the Champs
Contest Director Bob Boucher with Herb Semmelmeyer
Scale Judges Suzanne and Maxine
Dale Black holds Miss Fragility
Dale holds his original design Miss Fragility a contest winning high performance electric
sailplane. For minimum weight the entire construction is open frame. The model is
powered by an Astro 05 direct drive spinning a Cox 8x4 prop. The wing span is 78 inches
and wing area 650 square inches and the model weighs 34 ounces.
Phil Bernhardt’s Sky Sucker
This distinctive looking pusher design by Phil Bernhardt won the 1977 Flight Masters
electric contest. The model uses a Satellite 1000 wing and tail in a unique pusher
configuration. The power is supplied by an Astro 10 Ferrite motor with a 16 cell battery
pack. Both geared and direct drive combinations were tried, a Cox 8x4 on direct drive
and a Rev Up 12x8 on gear drive. The wing span is 90 inches, the wing area 1000 square
inches flying weight 5 pounds.
Charlie Gilbert with his Electric Helicopter
Charlie is shown flying his Heli at the 1977 Astro Electric Champs at Mile Square
California. The Heli uses an Astro 15 Ferrite motor for the main rotor and an Astro 020
motor for the tail rotor. Without a yaw gyro flying was tricky.
Ken Wolf’s Ranger 42
Ken Wolf of Los Angeles built the cute little Goldberg Ranger 42. The model is covered
with Solar Film and powered by an Astro 05 and an eight cell 600 Mahr NiCad pack. The
wing span is 42 inches; wing area 288 square inches and the flying weight 38 ounces.
“West Coast Keith” Shaw with his YO-27
West Coast Keith puts the finishing touches on his scale Fokker YO-27 bomber. The
model uses conventional balsa construction but is covered with Dacron fabric that is
shrunk with a heat gun then finished with dope. Two Astro 25 Ferrite motors with 2.75
belt reduction drive a pair of three blade 18x10 props. The wing span is 120 inches, wing
area 3000 square inches and flying weight with retracts 11 pounds.