Model aircraft over Jakarta

Model aircraft over Jakarta

JAKARTA (JP): About 100 radio-controlled model aircraft will
color the sky over the Halim Perdana Kusuma Air Force base here
on Sunday during a competition which will include, among other
maneuvers, the three-inside loop, the stall turn, the Cuban
eight.

Jakarta Aeromodelling Club Chairman Yohanes Nayoan said that,
this time around, the annual competition will be held in
conjunction with the country's 50-year independence anniversary
celebrations. He added that the competition will be the biggest-
ever for the club, since about 100 of its 150 members are
expected to take part.

Model aircraft participating in the event will include both
fixed-winged and rotary-winged machines, with wing spans ranging
from 1.2 meters to four meters. The club, which is member of the
Indonesian Aerosports Federation, is applying for membership of
the United States' Academic Model Aircraft Association. (arf)