US Team at 2000 WSMC, Page 4

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USTeam Pictures From the 13th World Space Modeling Championships
HeldSept 12-17, 2000 in Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovak Republic

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Page 4 - Odds and ends.

Welcome sign at the Maj hotel
The winning S4 model of Michal Zitnan of Slovakia. A scissor-flop wing, one of very few that boosted reasonably well. Used Ceto single channel radio gear, very light single channel with magnetic actuator (the silver medal model was also similar to this). Impressive that he could control it well enough to max in the later rounds in the winds, also considering the Ceto micro radio only has a range of about 500-600 feet.
An electronic timer sold for dethermalizing in S4. It's a fixed timer, the 4:19 means it fires 4 minutes & 19 seconds after the black pin is pulled (S4 max is 4 mins). Fires a very low current electric match (match at upper left was fired). Mass: 2.4 grams for timer, .8 grams for long-lead match. Size 1.02 x .39 x .17". Uses one battery cell removed from a 12 volt (8 cell) photo battery, good for 3 firings.

Some of the scenery from the Grand hotel, where the US team stayed in Slovakia.
More scenery, during a rest stop.

Andy Tomasch packing up for the bus trip back from Slovakia to Budapest.

Ah...ahhhh....
McDonald's lunch stop on the bus drive back to Budapest

Team members Andy Tomasch and Bob Biedron dancing during a special dinner Sunday night in Budapest.

Rossman!

Some team members took a night boat ride along the Danube river in Budapest. Shown here is the "Chain Bridge".

Lila Schmaker and Ed Pearson during the Danube tour

Ian Dowsett, Jay Marsh, and Ross Hironaka, with the Chain Bridge in the background.

Ducky Klouser, ready for the flight back to the US.

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Unless otherwise noted, all photoswere taken by George Gassaway using an Olympus D-450 digitalcamera.

Welcome sign at the Maj hotel	The winning S4 model of Michal Zitnan of Slovakia. A scissor-flop wing, one of very few that boosted reasonably well. Used Ceto single channel radio gear, very light single channel with magnetic actuator (the silver medal model was also similar to this). Impressive that he could control it well enough to max in the later rounds in the winds, also considering the Ceto micro radio only has a range of about 500-600 feet.	An electronic timer sold for dethermalizing in S4. It's a fixed timer, the 4:19 means it fires 4 minutes & 19 seconds after the black pin is pulled (S4 max is 4 mins). Fires a very low current electric match (match at upper left was fired). Mass: 2.4 grams for timer, .8 grams for long-lead match. Size 1.02 x .39 x .17". Uses one battery cell removed from a 12 volt (8 cell) photo battery, good for 3 firings.
Some of the scenery from the Grand hotel, where the US team stayed in Slovakia.	More scenery, during a rest stop.	Andy Tomasch packing up for the bus trip back from Slovakia to Budapest.
Ah...ahhhh.... McDonald's lunch stop on the bus drive back to Budapest	Team members Andy Tomasch and Bob Biedron dancing during a special dinner Sunday night in Budapest.	Rossman!
Some team members took a night boat ride along the Danube river in Budapest. Shown here is the "Chain Bridge".	Lila Schmaker and Ed Pearson during the Danube tour	Ian Dowsett, Jay Marsh, and Ross Hironaka, with the Chain Bridge in the background.
Ducky Klouser, ready for the flight back to the US.