DCRC Club Meeting

Montgomery County

Council building

100 Maryland Ave

Rockville, MD

PROGRAM:

Raffle:

Volume 63 Issue 05

DCRC

NEWSLETTER

DCRC Club Meeting

May 19, 2017

7:30 PM

County Council Building

Rockville, MD

District of Columbia Radio Control Club Montgomery County Maryland AMA Chartered Club 329 Established 1951

First flight training session of April 2017 and it was a great success for

our all electric fleet. Students, instructions, ground support and admin

staff.

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RADIO CONTROL CLUB

PRESIDENT: Jim McDaniel V.P. Walt Gallaugher

County Liaison: Jim McDaniel

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Andy Finizio

Jim Fisher

Walt Gallaugher

David Garrison

Andy Kane

Ed Leibolt

Jim McDaniel

Jose Sanchez

John Petley

TREASURER: Doug Harper

MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY: Jose Sanchez

20017 Haller Ave

Poolesville, MD 20837

RECORDING SECRETARY: Doug Harper

SHOW TEAM MANAGER: Jim McDaniel & Allan Hoffman

NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Andy Kane

andykane01@gmail.com

MEETING PROGRAM COORDINATOR:

Walt Gallaugher

OFFICIAL CLUB PHOTOGRAPHER:

Position is open

The DC/RC Newsletter is published monthly by the

District of Columbia Radio Control Inc. Deadline for

submitting materials for publication is the last Friday

of each month. Any part of the newsletter may be

reproduced for non-profit purposes unless otherwise

noted. Please credit the Newsletter and Author if

named. Articles may not reflect the opinion of the

club, but that of the author.

www.dc-rc.org Did you know that any airplane brought in to the model shop

will receive 3 free raffle tickets. Bring in your models each

month for your free tickets, and to share ideas.

Photo by

Bob Sparks

DCRC FIRST FLIGHT TRAINING SESSON PG 2

CLUB MEETING MINUTES PG 3

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY AERO DESIGN

TEAM

PG 4

VIDEO LINKS BACK

DCRC’S FIRST FLIGHT TRAINING SESSION OF 2017 PHOTOS BY BOB SPARKS

Ed Leibolt reports:

I want to confirm that we will

have Warbirds over Boyds on July

8 From 9:00am to 4:00pm. At wthe

walt good R/C Field, 16200

Schaeffer Rd Boyds, MD All war-

birds are welcome, no size limit.

The first training session was

held on April 15. We had 6 students

and plenty of instructors and ground

support. Guy Riso did a fantastic job

of getting the trainers ready. No

losses, just one hard landing.

The swap meet was cancelled

due to rainy weather. But, I know

members still have plane stuff to sell.

I will try to work in a swap meet dur-

ing and after one of the future training

sessions.

Thanks

Ed

I almost forgot. We had a suc-

cessful first (last) flight on the Catho-

lic University's plane. The plane was

in much better shape that others that

we have seen in the past. But, it still

had some weaknesses. The two big-

gest was the placement of the landing

gear (right over the CG) and foam

attached to a wood dowel for the ele-

vator. It took almost the entire runway

to take-off and needed a lot of body

English to keep her flying. The land-

ing was less than perfect, but she was

i n o n e p i e c e a t t h e e n d .

Thanks

Ed

DCRC April

Club Meeting BY DOUG HARPER

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RADIO CONTROL CLUB

The meeting, held at the County

Office Building, was called to order by

President Jim McDaniel at 7:37 PM. Jim

asked for the introduction of any new

members or guests. Jim will move

through the reports quickly so we can get

to tonight's program.

County Liaison: No report.

Events: Tomorrow, April 22, is Opening

Day. Food will be served thanks to Chef

Andy. Hope the rain holds off. There

will be a Flea Market under the gazebo.

Training/Community

Outreach : Jim Fisher.

We had six students

last Saturday. Jim

thanked all the in-

structors and helpers

for their assistance.

The training planes

are in good shape. We

will limit the number

of students to twelve this year. We are

also starting a little later at 8:30am this

year.

Field Maintenance: No report.

Membership: Jose

Sanchez is collecting

2017 dues. He will

certainly accept checks

but would prefer Pay-

pal use by members.

Safety Coordinator:

Walt Gallaugher had no

report.

Raffle: Doug Hinken

presented a UMX J3 Cub for tonight's

raffle (donated by Bob Sparks). The win-

ning ticket was held by David Harris,

who received the appropriate hazing for

winning.

Treasure’s Report: Doug wrote one

check in excess of $100 this month. He

had a copy of the YTD Budget Report for

anyone who cares to see it.

Web Site: Jose Sanchez. No report.

Newsletter: Andy Kane. No report.

New/Old Business: None.

Model Shop: David Harris presented his

latest model, a Fokker D5, that was a

WWI German monoplane. The model,

built from a Glen Torrence plan, has an

82" wingspan and is covered with a Balsa

USA lozenge covering . This is the sec-

ond one of these David has built and, this

time, he added some improvements to

give better access to the internals. It uses

a G26 for power. He added a lot more

internal details on this version.

Program: Jim Fisher introduced our guest

speaker, Mike Morgan, who works for

Orbital ATK where he is the project lead

for Government Programs. The subject of

his talk is International Space Station

Resupply. They do a resupply mission

about every four months using a space-

craft called Cygnus which is a "space

freighter" that delivers supplies to the

Space Station. It also takes "trash" away.

They launch from Wallops, VA, as well

as Florida. Cygnus has its own propul-

sion system which it uses to catch up to

the Space Station once it is in orbit. Mike

was instrumental in the design and de-

ployment of Cygnus. Cygnus can haul

approximately 3 to 4 kilograms of cargo.

Cygnus has a Service Module that con-

tains Propulsion, Guidance, Communica-

tions, Command and Data, Power and

Thermal Control Systems that is mated to

a Cargo Module (built in Italy) to form a

complete payload. Mike spent some

time discussing the involved procedure

that is used to prepare the launch vehicle.

It takes up to six weeks to prepare the

launch vehicle and payload. Mike de-

scribed some of the materials that are

loaded, one being special "care" packages

for the astronauts with some special and

fresh foods. Once the payload is close to

the Space Station, a robotic arm is used to

attach the payload and finally mate with

the Space Station. It takes several days

from launch to connect. The cargo must

be carefully packed to stand the g-forces

during launch. Also, special attention is

paid to keeping any microbes out of the

cargo. Getting rid of the trash is a big

deal since, over time, it takes up a lot of

space (and may not smell too great ei-

ther). Once all this is finished, the mod-

ule is released to only burn up during

reentry. Mike spoke briefly about

SpaceX, who is a competitor to Orbital,

that has a rocket that can return to earth

and land. Orbital has a contract to sup-

port this program through 2024. They are

also working on other potential uses for

Cygnus to augment its value to NASA.

Mike received a resounding round of ap-

plause for this very interesting program.

The meeting adjourned at 9:05PM.

Notice:

Please note that all of the 2017 club meetings will now be held on the 3rd Friday of the Month at Montgomery County Council building Base-ment Auditorium

100 Maryland Ave

Rockville, MD 20850

starting at 7:30 pm

Come to the meeting to pick up on some fantastic raffle prizes and some great modeling informa-tion. And bring your model in for the model shop.

Check the club calendar!

Calendar of Events 2017

May 2017

5/6 DCRC Flight School

5/6 PGRC IMAC Basic Only

5/13-20 Joe Nall Week Woodruff, SC

5/13 PGRC Opening House Fly IN, Bowie, MD

5/19 DCRC Club Meeting David Garrison

5/20 DCRC Flight School

5/24 DCRC Board Meeting David Garrison

5/24- 5/28 Wilson, NC (C) FIRST IN FLIGHT JET RALLY

June 2017

6/2- 6/4 Thornburg, VA (C) MILITARY WAR BIRDS & CLASSICS OVER FREDERICKSBURG

6/3 DCRC Flight School

6/16 DCRC Club Meeting John Petley

6/17 DCRC Flight School

6/17-18 Hurlock MD IMAC Contest

6/21 DCRC Board Meeting John Petley

6/23-24 Ray Gordon Memorial Fly In

Harrisonburg, VA

July 2017

7/01 DCRC Flight School

7/8 DCRC Warbirds Over Boyds

7/12-15 Warbirds Over Delaware, Lums Pond, DE

7/15 DCRC Flight School

7/21 DCRC Club Meeting Andy Kane

7/26 DCRC Board Meeting Andy Kane

7/29 DCRC Flight School

August 2017

8/4-6 Wings over Piper. Lock Haven, PA

8/12 DCRC Flight School

8/18 DCRC Club Meeting Walt Gallaugher

8/19 Baltimore Bash for DAV SWAP Field,

Baltimore, MD

8/19 Hurlock, MD IMAC Contest

8/23 DCRC Board Meeting Walt Gallaugher

8/26 DCRC Flight School

September 2017

9/8-10 DCRC Bealeton Fly IN Bealeton VA

9/9-10

9/15- 9/17 Youngville, NC (C) RDRC'S FLY FOR TOTS

9/15 DCRC Club Meeting Andy Kane

9/16 DCRC Flight School

9/20 DCRC Board Meeting Andy Kane at his home.

9/23-24 PGRC Big Bird/Warbird Fly In Bowie, MD

9/23-24 Charm City Memorial Fly In, SWAP Field Baltimore, MD

9/330-10/1 PAX River Aero modelers Pattern Contest

October 2017

10/07 DCRC Flight School

10/20 DCRC Club Meeting Jim McDaniel

10/21 DCRC Flight School Final Day

10/25 DCRC Board Meeting Jim McDaniel

Notice:

Please note that all of the 2017 club

meetings will now be held on the 3rd

Friday of the Month at:

Montgomery County Council

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA RADIO CONTROL CLUB

Thank you so much for welcoming our

team to come and fly today. All of the

hospitality we received was very appreci-

ated.

The Catholic University of America, SAE

Aero Design Team 2016-2017;

Team Name: CUAero

Advisor: Ken Romney

Members:

Kevin Albin

Matt Bracci

Sean Donnellan

Alan Lacayo

Emily Parker (Team Captain)

Eddie Pfaeffle

Connor Schultz

Anthony Sferra

Thank you,

Emily

The Catholic University of America,

SAE Aero Design Team 2016-2017;

Team Name: CUAero

Eastern Shore Aeromodelers Club,

Hurlock, MD

They held a small jet gathering last

weekend, photos to follow next month

Suggested web links

DJI Cruse ship chase

Cruise ship chase

B-29 Restoration and flight

How Model Jet engines are built

Check out this classic Glider flight

Joe Nall Night Flying

Send me some interesting video links.

MAY 2017

Andy Kane/Newsletter Editor

305 Natick Court

Silver Spring, MD 20905

E-mail: andykane01@gmail.com

One of the oldest and largest RC

clubs in the US.

And now an AMA Gold Leader Club

District of Columbia

Radio Control Club

www.dc-rc.org

CARF Models Viper MKII paint in the T-2 Buckeye scheme. As seen at the Hurlock jet fly in last weekend