The Blå Hallen meeting 1994
The 8th January 1994 it was time again for the annual blå hallen
meeting. As usual there were a lot of
people present, both flyers and spectators. Although primarily intendend
as a
"fly for fun" meeting, there were some competitions too.
Amongst these, the Leijon NoCal trophy competition attracted the largest interest.
It was won by Ginger Sjöberg, who got really good times with a Mitsubishi
Zero. As if this was not enough, she took the 3:rd and 5:th
places too.
The best-in-show prize was won by Björn Blom with his See-Bee, where
the propeller is driven by a curved piano-wire. A problem with this plane
is that the high thrustline gives a strong nose-down force under power.
If trimmed to fly well under power, it then stalls badly as the power fades,
which prevents good durations to be achieved.
Another interesting model was the tailless floatplane Burgess-Dunne Nocal by
Georg Törnkvist, which he built as a pre-study for a pistachio project.
It had a geared propeller, but did not manage any significant flights and
placed last.
Some photos
Sea Bee NoCal
A NoCal (profile scale) model of the Republic Sea Bee by Björn Blom. The
4-bladed propeller is driven by a curved piano wire. It flies about 25 sec.
This model won the "Best in show" prize at the Blaa Hallen meeting 1994.
Bristol Scout Nocal
By Andrea Hartstein. The model is built from a plan in May 1993 Aeromodeller
, but with revised (lightened) wing structure. As it has a very short nose, it
requires a substantial noseweight. The photo
shows a larger propeller than the one used in 1994. This larger propeller
increased durations with about 1/2 minute.
Handley Page E "Yellow peril"
A simplistic approach to NoCal scale built by Gösta Leijon.
The pilot in the back seat appears to have
looped the loop once too much...
Burgess-Dunne
Tailless NoCal by Georg Törnkvist. Note geared propeller.
The original is an 1914 American floatplane
development of the Dunne self-stable aeroplane
Results
The Leijon NoCal competition
| No. | Competitor | Plane | Time of 2 best flights (s) |
| 1 | Ginger Sjöberg | Mitsubishi Zero | 360 |
| 2 | Sven Pontan | Waterman Gosling | 275 |
| 3 | Ginger Sjöberg | Blohm & Voss 141 | 271 |
| 4 | Anders Sjöberg | Spitfire | 246 |
| 5 | Ginger Sjöberg | Bumble Bee racer | 233 |
| 6 | Birgit Ulvfot | Aeronca Champion | 229 |
| 7 | Anders Sjöberg | MIG-3 | 215 |
| 8 | Lars Tolkstam | MB-5 | 170 |
| 9 | Andrea Hartstein | Bristol Scout | 148 |
| 10 | Olle Blomberg | Lacey M10 | 137 |
| 10 | David Eskilsson | SAAB Safir | 137 |
| 12 | Gösta Leijon | Bearcat | 133 |
| 13 | Magnus Petterson | Mustang | 132 |
| 14 | Birgit Ulvfot | Waterman Gosling | 129 |
15 | Calle Carlin | Hughes H1 | 98 |
| 16 | Björn Blom | SAAB J29 Tunnan | 89 |
| 17 | Gösta Leijon | Hughes Racer | 78 |
| 18 | Daniel Brånn | Antoinette | 70 |
| 19 | Gösta Leijon | Travelair R | 69 |
| 20 | S.O Lindén | Mustang | 57 |
| 21 | Johan Svanestrand | Sparmann S1 | 54 |
| 22 | Gösta Leijon | Etrich Taube | 49 |
| 23 | Willy Blom | See Bee | 42 |
| 24 | S.O Lindén | Mitsubishi Zero | 29 |
| 25 | Calle Carlin | Cessna | 25 |
| 26 | Georg Törnkvist | Burgess-Dunne | 8 |
Solna Flugan (=Delta Dart) competition; Senior Class
(7 flew)
| No. | Competitor |
| 1 | Gunnar Holm |
| 2 | K-J Qvarfordt |
| 3 | Lennart Axelsson |
Solna Flugan (=Delta Dart) competition; Junior Class
(8 flew)
| No. | Competitor |
| 1 | Labbe |
| 2 | Patrik Sandström |
| 3 | Nicklas Bäckström |
