The Shark takes to the air at the NATS!!!!!

[50%plane]

Holy cow! Check this out:

http://www.modelaircraft.org/events/NatsNews06/0706.pdf

Someone actually pulled it off!

[ouch!]

Sweet, its about time they made one, they spelled votec wrong!!

[KrisW]

	Quote: Originally Posted by 50%plane
	Holy cow! Check this out: http://www.modelaircraft.org/events/NatsNews06/0706.pdf Someone actually pulled it off!

We did that three years ago . .It's called a "Frenzy".

[JeeUm]

That's awesome! Can't wait to hear more about it.

[xtra330]

thats Baron Johnsons...secret weapon. I have heard from some reports at the Nats that this airplane likes to be flown fast, kind of inhibiting it a bit for IMAC.

[JeeUm]

Really? Thats even more interesting.

[xtra330]

yeah, hes kept that one under his hat for quite sometime. I also got word that they are taking the top 13 pilots from Unlimited and allowing them to progress to the finals. I am waiting for my nightly update to see who those 13 are...since AMA likes to report on day old news!

[KrisW]

So. . I guess this makes it official. . anything aerobatic, even if it has never flown, can fly in IMAC. .

Awesome ! ! !

[NCFR!!]

Yep - that is Baron's. I was at the Nats judging for two days. The reports are turned in each night by Brad Jorgenson. He is pulling some long hours - all day in the Judges chair, a quick bite, and then off to write the report. The AMA reviews it in the morning and posts it to the web site by afternoon.

The Shark is pretty cool. Looks good in the air and is flying a little faster than other planes. Baron is doing a good job with it. I talked with him about the details. One of the neat things is that it does not require any right trust or right rudder under full power. With the fin on the bottom, it eliminates the P-Factor. The rudder is a full flying airfoil. It is high drag when in line and reduces drag when fully deflected (Special airfoil Baron worked on). It does not slow down during snaps like other planes. Also, with the bottom rudder, it can enter a negative spin with a flatter entry (bottom rudder stays in the prop wash).

The bottom rudder has a servo which folds part of it up for takeoff and landing. I am sure there will be plenty of pictures coming.

Keith Sessions

[madmax]

Keith!! Thanks for the report dude!! Hope you guys are havin' a good time out there, wish we coulda made it... PLease let me know how we can facilitate getting any of the happenings of the week up to the site, homepage article, etc. PM me if you're up to it.

Thanks dude! And after this weekend, I'm down with NCFR!



MD

[xtra330]

got word that the top few places in Unlimited are:I am going on Memory, but the top FIVE are definite,

1: Jason Knoll
2: Kurt Koelling
3: David Moser
4: Frank Knoll
5: Ivan Kristensen
6: Wayne Geoffon
7: Will Beringer
8: Adam Bry
9: Baron Johnson
10:Paul Sandys
11: Daniel Rathburn
12: Steve Dion
13: Lyndell Roe
14: Kyle Woyshinis

[NCFR!!]

Xtra330 - Thanks for the report. If the flying on Thursday was anything like the first two days, it was incredible. Have you ever been to an IMAC event and watched the top guy in Unlimited just dominate the class and fly darn near perfect? Well, at this years Nats, the top 11 are doing just that!!!! Steve and Lyndell are flying very well and Kyle would easily be in the top 10, except for some mechanical problems (deadstick during unknown and known on Wednesday).

Max - glad you enjoyed the NC! Wish I was still at the Nats, but I had to work. I had to take my laptop (with aircard) so there is not a way to get a report out of the Jorgensons early - sorry.