![]() A Saito 100 provides power to this graceful model. Mark Johnston (Albuquerque, NM), AMA District VIII President, prepares his Green RC Tiger Moth for a flight at Abernathy. Jerry Cowman’s Ziroli Stuka returns to base after performing a bomb drop for the crowd. A JetCat P-70 turbine provides power for the Sabre Dog. Les Morrow’s (Lubbock, TX) Modellbau F-86D gleams in the sunlight. Jim Ellis’ (Guthrie, OK) Balsa USA Sopwith Pup won ‘Best WWI Aircraft’ honors. Skillful piloting and the DA-85 engine in Jimmy Davis’ Robart P-47 helped him bring home the ‘Best Scale Flight’ award. 91 engines in Jimmy Cowman's B-17 look like they are leaving contrails over frigid German skies in 1944.īrian Schwarz (Amarillo, TX) powers his Top Flite giant scale P-51 with a Zenoah G62 motor. With the smoke system turned on, the four OS. Steve Bushong of Midland, Texas greases a landing with his DA-50 powered Top Flite giant scale Corsair. The sound of its Moki 250cc radial engine inspires goose bumps. The club also strived to make WTW a public-friendly event with a spotlight on explaining and promoting our hobby to the many locals who stopped by.Ĭontest Director Bryan McLarty ran a tight ship and kept the flightline running smoothly all weekend.ĪMA district VIII Associate Vice President Bill Holland (Prague, OK) flew this Composite-ARF Corsair at West Texas Warbirds. Although awards and work parties were necessarily discussed, meetings invariably focused on how to make WTW relaxed and enjoyable for any modeler who made the trek to Abernathy. It’s no wonder the big boys come here to fly.Īs a recent transplant to the Lubbock area and a new member of Wingsmas, I have some insight into the planning that went into this year’s event. The result is a flying site with a huge paved runway, covered pits, and countless acres of wide-open Texas farmland. The club has worked closely with the nearby city of Abernathy, Texas, to develop its little-used full-scale airport into an enviable RC facility. WTW is hosted by the Wings Miniature Aircraft Society (Wingsmas), based in Lubbock, Texas. The best part of this event is that it provides a venue for those of us who are average modelers to rub elbows with some of our most talented peers in a relaxed, noncompetitive setting. ![]() Now in its sixth year, the event attracted many of the top Scale modelers from western Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, and Oklahoma-and they brought some very nice airplanes! You don’t have to be a world-class modeler, however, to enjoy WTW. The quality and variety of downsized military aircraft was far beyond that found at your average RC warbird gathering. Glancing across the flightline at this year’s West Texas Warbirds (WTW) event, you could have easily thought that you were at an advanced-level Scale competition. ![]() Online bonus event coverage with photos and video. Hosted by the Wings Miniature Aircraft Society.
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