CL Navy Carrier - 2012/10

The history of Navy Carrier
The CL Navy Carrier event has been flown at the
National Aeromodeling Championships for 63 years. The
first time it appeared was at the 1950 Nats at the Dallas
Naval Air Station. For many years, the U.S. Navy sponsored the
Nats as part of its recruiting efforts, and the practice continued
for approximately 25 years, producing fond memories of Navy
hospitality for many of our “seasoned” modelers!

Navy Carrier - 2003/12

IF ONE WERE to ask any participants of this year’s Control
Line (CL) Navy Carrier Nationals competition to describe the
most memorable part of the events, the most common answer
would probably be the weather! We came closer this year than
any time in memory of having a true floating carrier deck and
flying over water.

CONTROL LINE NAVY CARRIER - 2005/04

Nats: Ted Kraver has offered to serve as event director for the
official Carrier events at the Nats. Thanks, Ted. There are plenty
of openings for other official and assistant positions. You may
volunteer by contacting me or any of the Navy Carrier Society
officers.
Engine Speed Control: The means by which we throttle our
Carrier models’ engines have seen extensive evolution throughout
the years. I’ve described numerous methods in this column, and I
will provide a summary this month of the history and the
interesting throttle options from the past. I’ll end with the method
that frequent Navy Carrier Nats winner and record holder Pete
Mazur currently uses.

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