1970s Glenview NAS RC Pattern Nationals

This is an update to " 1972 Glenview RC Pattern Nationals" with the tltles corrected and a little bit better video. The Naval Air Station AMA Nationals included the Los Alamitos Nationals of the late 60s. They were huge events featuring every type of flying model imaginable, from rubber band power to pulse jet control line speed and early Formula 1 air racing.

[@Mark5mith]

Thanks for posting 👍

[@MGB1977Red]

I recently built a 1973 Super Kaos with electric retracts to sample some nostalgic flight. It's surprisingly fast for a fat wing and a 5055 545kv electric motor with 6S power and a 13x8 propeller. This setup has lots of power and about the same weight as glow with 3300mah.. I made the strip ailerons a bit wider to get faster rolls. In flight it's quite evident that there isn't much fuselage there. Knife edge flight isn't going to happen and the bubble canopy is important side area so don't leave it off. Rolls and loops are fine but the spin tends to over rotate about a quarter turn. Landings and takeoffs are nice and a low flyby with the gear up is a real treat. There isn't much room up front for batteries, speed control and retracting nose wheel but it all just fits. Since there is minimal fuselage the Kaos isn't bothered much by cross winds which is helpful. This was a fine airplane for the old AMA pattern but didn't have a lot of character. It's just an honest basic old school pattern airplane that is fun to fly.

[@stevendegiorgio3143]

This is real R/C flying,with beautiful planes.I love pattern airplanes.The closest thing I have today is a horizon Hobby's V900 which I modified to fly like a sport pattern plane.I miss my Bridi UFO with rhom aire retracts,a max tuned pipe and an OS61 with a robart fuel regulator.

[@WAL_DC-6B]

I remember as a young teenager going to this event at Glenview NAS in 1972. There was one area where some participants were flying their "Jetex" rocket powered gliders. That was pretty entertaining as some of the model planes literally lost their wings from the thrust of the engine (and consequential high speed) becoming instead missiles and thankfully not hitting anyone. But one "Jetex" glider drifting in circles after having spent its fuel came down just low enough behind a guy sitting in his chair casually watching things and simply tipped off his Panama hat with its nose. Fun times and thanks for sharing!