Model Airplanes

Union — Driving through Union on Route 17, passersby can often glimpse an array of colorful model airplanes taking off from a tightly clipped field on a grassy hillside.

Since the late 1970s, the Mid-Coast Radio Control Club has been devoted to building and flying planes, which vary in size, shape and engine type. Each weekend, weather permitting, club members from near and far gather, share information and carefully take their aircraft to the sky.

My curiosity had been piqued over the years, seeing the planes several times while traversing Route 17. The club’s current president, Greg Morse, invited me to visit the “air field,” and Aug. 6 I met with him and a handful of other model plane enthusiasts, who shared with me their passion for the hobby and even let me try my hand at flying.

Upon my arrival, I was immediately struck by how large and detailed these planes were, having previously only seen them from afar. Most of the planes have a wingspan of 4 to 5 feet, with some members owning planes with wingspans as large as 8 feet.

Many of the planes were built by the members themselves, from metal, plastic, balsa wood or Styrofoam, and replicate everything from World War II fighter planes to modern-day gliders. Intricately painted, with automated wing flaps and even landing gear, some of the planes also feature to-scale pilot figures within their plexiglass cockpits.

An orange wind sock at the edge of the field shows the direction of the breeze, and planes

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STAFF WRITER

Erin McCullough

Saturday has been officially proclaimed National Model Aviation Day in Tullahoma by Mayor Lane Curlee, according to city officials.

Curlee made the announcement last Friday afternoon with Charlie Jenkins and Don Cleveland, who represent the Coffee Airfoilers Club, a group dedicated to the pursuit of the model aviation hobby.

Saturday, Aug. 11, 2017, is also recognized as National Model Aviation Day by the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), which is considered to be the world’s largest model aviation association.

Mayor Lane Curlee has proclaimed that Saturday will officially be National Model Aviation Day in Tullahoma. In celebration of the day, the Coffee Airfoilers Club will host an event for those interested in model airplanes. At the proclamation signing are, from left, Charlie Jenkins with Coffee Airfoilers Club, Curlee and Don Cleveland, president of the Coffee Airfoilers.
–Photo by Winston Brooks

The AMA first celebrated National Model Aviation Day in 2012 as a way to encourage interest in the model aviation hobby, according to a website dedicated to the event.

According to the site, the event is just one day each year where the AMA wants “all AMA members to fly and celebrate model flying with us.”

In celebration of the day, the Coffee County Airfoilers Model Flying Club will hold a “fun flyin’” event to encourage model activities in Tullahoma.

The event will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Coffee Airfoilers Club Field, located off Wattendorf Highway (AEDC Road).

There is a $5 landing fee

Article source: http://www.tullahomanews.com/aviation-day-will-highlight-hobby-aircraft/

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It’s one of the highlights of the Somerset County Fair, which Wednesday starts its 70th summer.

Over the next three days, across the vast pristine airfield, members of the Broken Props Airplane Club were hoping to fly their model planes like they have the past 52 years.

The only thing flying there now are the geese.

“We can’t do what we came to do,” said Tony Devergillo, 4-H Club Leader. “The kids are sad.”

This sign explains it all, that due to President Trump’s vacation in the Bedminster area, a temporary flight restriction (TFR) has grounded all flights in the area, including model airplanes.

“Yeah, a little disappointment,” said Robbie Devergillo, 4-H Club President. “Of course the president’s protection is always number one.”

Club members prepare for this big event all year long, going to club meetings and working on their remote control model planes to be able to fly them twice a day at the Somerset County 4-H Fair which attracts 50,000 people.

“Even if you not flying, just being at the fair and part of the fair is something special that not everyone can be a part of,” said Peter Bellek, 4-H Club Vice President.

By way the crow flies, the president’s club is roughly four miles from where the members fly their planes.

“Would they be that much of a threat?” Eyewitness News asked.

“No. The planes we fly are limited by line of sight. So basically the area that’s in a border here is basically is the line of sight,” Tony said.

As of now the 10

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Aug 9-11: A tradition since 1948, the Somerset County 4-H Fair in North Branch Park in Bridgewater recognizes the accomplishments of 1,000 county 4-H members with three days of family fun.

The Somerset County 4-H Fair recognizes the accomplishments of 1,000 Somerset County 4-H members and is a showcase for visitors to see a wide variety of 4-H projects in action. Twirling, go karts, rockets, magic, model airplanes, R.C. cars, model trains, and other 4-H clubs compete and perform. The Arts Tent, Science Tent, and Prep Tent (for the youngest 4-H’ers) are packed with exhibits, activities for visitors, demonstrations, and performances.  Ten other 4-H tents house a variety of animals including dairy cows, beef, alpaca, horses, dogs, herpetology, sheep, goats, poultry, rabbits, and small animals. Most animal tents have a petting area and information about how to join 4-H. Also enjoy robotics competitions, yo-yo shows, origami demonstrations, magic shows, hayrides and all-day live music.

Article source: https://njmonthly.com/events/somerset-county-4-h-fair/

Cram a bunch of people from different parts of the world into a flying tin can, recycle the air in the cabin, and you’ve got a pretty solid recipe for helping the spread of various infections.

Air travel is an efficient way to transport both people and diseases. But now researchers have finally come up with the most optimal method for limiting infection rates.

When you return home from vacation with a nasty bug, several factors will have led to that unlucky moment – from aircraft cabin air quality to flight duration, contact with other people, waiting time in boarding queues and more.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), even though aeroplanes use up to 50 percent recycled air, it is supposed to go through efficient filters that should trap pathogens such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses.

But despite these precautions, it’s the prolonged close contact with other potentially diseased humans that makes air travel more of a disease risk.

And according to a new study lead by researchers from Arizona State University, the way we board and distribute people on planes can make a big difference.

“There is direct evidence for the spread of infection within commercial airplanes for many infectious diseases including influenza, SARS, tuberculosis, measles, and norovirus,” they write in the study.

Now, just sitting next to someone who is flu-ridden is not automatically going to get you sick – there’s a lot of randomness involved here, which mathematicians refer to as stochasticity.

To study the spread of infectious diseases, researchers

Article source: https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-how-we-can-stop-planes-from-becoming-total-cesspools-of-infection