

Two contestants battle it out in 1/2-A Combat at the 2014 Bladder Grabber. Flying Lines photo.
Northwest Control-Line Combat
This page is for articles and columns on Northwest control-line Combat model flying, and links to Combat-related websites.
Your contributions of articles, photos and links for the Flying Lines website are welcome. Contact the editor.
Articles
 Obituary added! Combat legend Norm McFadden dies See obituary
<< New! Wow! What a Vintage Combat construction project! See article
New! 2022 Fall Follies Combat results See article
New! 2022 Bladder Grabber results and photos See article
NW 15 Fast Combat starting procedure changed, engine displacement corrected by NW ballot See article
2022 Northwest Regionals Combat report and photos See article
2022 Jim Walker Memorial Spring Tune-Up returns after pandemic See article
Robert Smith sweeps 2021 Fall Follies Combat See article
<< Maywald and Monoboom win Bladder Grabber 42 See article
The T-Square challenge! See article >>
Change in Vintage Diesel Combat engine rule approved for 2021 See article in NW Rules section
Gene Pape's March 2021 column: Covering models with laminating film
Carl Berryman obituary See article >>
The Combat plane and the fir tree See article
Gene Pape's September 2020 column: Covering a vintage model with exam table paper >>
Gene Pape's August 2020 column: Cleaning up an ugly engine
Remembering 'The Match' – and the respect See article
'Combat Monster' Don McKay dies See article >>
Building notes for the 1/2-A Monoboom See article >>
2019 Fall Follies report and photos See article
The Hobbins Hobbies Nemesis 2 kit See article
Mike Evans wins Bladder Grabber 41 See article >>
Combat Graffiti 2019 report See article
2019 Northwest Regionals report and photos See article
2019 Combat season opens with a damp Jim Walker Memorial See article
The Yeti and other kits from Hobbins Hobbies See article
Approved! 80mph Combat line diameter set at .018 for all planes See article
How to build Russ Hester's internal line-tension shutoff See article
Building the 1/2-A Monoboom See article
Combat at the 2018 R.F. Stevenson Raider Roundup See article
Bladder Grabber XL report and photos See article >>
Combat at the 2018 Stunt-a-Thon See article
Combat Graffiti 2018 report See article
2018 Northwest Regionals report and photos See article
How to make a venturi for your Combat Graffiti plane See article
Gene Pape's latest column: Scattered focus, and what to fly at the 2018 Regionals? See September 2017 Miscellaneous Stuff
Bladder Grabber XXXIX report and photos See article
Bladder Grabber XXXVIII report See article
Combat Graffiti 2016 report and photos See article
Gene Pape's latest column: Frayed lines, stiff wings and little engines See May 2016 Miscellaneous Stuff
Chehalis-Cup Contest No. 2 ends 2015 Northwest Combat eason See article
2015 Bladder Grabber results and photo gallery See article >>
<< Guess which Northwest combat flier just got married! See article
2014 Chehalis Cup Contest No. 4 report and photo gallery See article
2014 Chehalis Cup Contest No. 3 results See article
2014 Bladder Grabber results and photos See article >>
2014 Chehalis Cup Contest No. 2 results See article
2014 Chehalis Cup Contest No. 1 results See article
The Wido Satan project -- just for fun combat See article >>
Building the Missourian from an Umland kit See article
New! Bob Mears Combat Museum photo gallery See article
New! Scratch building a plane for Combat Graffiti See article
Part IV of Buzz Wilson's computer-controlled foam cutter construction project See article in Musings from the Combat Pits
Living in the past! Combat Graffiti 2013 report and photos See article
Dawson three-peats as Bladder Grabber winner! See article
2013 Chehalis Cup Contest No. 2 report and photos See article
2013 Chehalis Cup Contest No. 1 report and photos See article
Combat Graffiti 2012 report and photo gallery See article

Bladder Grabber XXXIV results and photos See article
2012 Chehalis Cup Contest No. 3 results See article
Part III of Buzz Wilson's computer-controlled foam cutter construction project See article in Musings from the Combat Pits
Canadian American Diesel Combat Challenge results See article
Chehalis Cup Contest No. 2 results See article
Third installment in Combat legends series remembers James Mears See article
Chehalis Cup Contest 1 debuts new two-event format See results article
Combat legends series continues with Riley Wooten interview See article >>
<< Series on Combat legends begins with Carl Berryman interview See article
Relive the old days in Combat Graffiti event See article
Part II of Buzz Wilson's computer-controlled foam cutter construction project See article
Bob Smith wins both ends of Combat season-ender See article
The Nekked Chicken: How to Build Jeff Dawson's 1/2-A Combat plane See article >>
Change in 80mph Combat speed limit rejected See article
McKay, Smith top Oct. 1 Combat meet See article
Bob Smith wins 2011 C-Cup championship See article
Dawson wins Bladder Grabber XXXIII See article >>
Bob Smith wins C-Cup Contest 3 See article
Jeff Rein wins 2011 C-Cup Contest 2 See article
Bob Smith wins 2011 C-Cup Contest 1 See article
Taming the nose-heavy Combat plane See article
Northwest fliers score high in 2010 national Combat standings See article
New rules to be used for 2011 Chehalis Cup 80mph Combat series See article
<< Beaver State Combat Team sweeps Bladder Grabber XXXII See article and photos
July 31 Vintage Diesel Combat results See article
Bod Busters at the 2010 Nationals See article
Small airplanes for Vintage Diesel Combat See article
Half-A Combat Day results and photos See article
Gene Pape wins Chehalis Cup Contest No. 2 See article
Bladder Grabber 2010: Kill a Beaver, save a tree See article
<< The Chinese Take-Out Bag pit box See article
Jeff Rein wins Chehalis Cup Contest No. 2 See article
Setting up the Sharma engine for Vintage Diesel Combat See article
Ken Burdick winds 2010 Chehalis Cup opener See article
Two rules changes approved for Vintage Diesel Combat See article in NW Rules section
The best D-Bat plane? See article on the Dominator
Northwest fliers dominate MACA rankings in 2009 See article
Jeff Rein report on U.S. Combat Team Trials See article
Chehalis Cup Contest No. 4 results See article
Line diameter change proposed for 2010 80mph Combat See article in NW Rules section
How to trim a combat plane (or any other CL plane) See article by Don McKay
New! Combat Monster wins fast at Nationals See article
The advantages of 1/2-A Combat See article by Don McKay
Chehalis Cup No. 3 and Vintage Diesel Combat contest report See article
Chehalis Cup Contest No. 2 and Vintage Diesel Combat Opener results See article
Northwest fliers swamp MACA Top 20 See article
Coordinated combat schedule updated for 2009 See article
How to build a Vintage Diesel Combat plane See article
Construction article on R&B Rip-Off multi-event combat plane See article and photos
Combat jargon explained See article
80 mph Combat engines made easy? A saga. See article
Clinic reveals high-performance 80mph combat clinic secrets See article
Chehalis Cup speed limit combat series announced for 2009 See article
Critics rave about Diesel Mania event! See article
Bladder Grabber pre-contest quiz: Match the quote to the flier and win a prize! Full story
How to build a combat plane launching stooge See article
Broadway Bod Busters at the Northwest Regionals See article
Broadway Bod Busters at the Houston World Cup See article
Spice up your combat life: A new F2D Web site See article
Secrets of getting a good combat prop See article
Using F2D airplanes in 80mph Combat See article
Michael Willcox selling F2D equipment See price list
How to convert centripetal shutoffs to line-tension type See Shop Tips
Does your diesel combat engine run slow? How to fix it in Shop Tips.
Combat flying can get a bit physical, as demonstrated by Rich Salter of Seattle, Wash., (blue shirt), who is wrapped up by Ron Columbo of Michigan during the 2006 Bladder Grabber fast combat contest in Snohomish, Wash. Ron Enos photo.
Regular columns
Links
For information about combat in the United States, see the Miniature Aircraft Combat Association web site. MACA is the combat special interest group recognized by the Academy of Model Aeronautics.
Your District XI representative on the Academy of Model Aeronautics Combat Contest Board is Gene Pape.
New England Combat News, covering combat flying in the Northeast
Now, here's something different!

Combat flier Jeff Dawson of San Antonio, Texas, shows off an unusual combat-style plane at the 2006 Bladder Grabber fast combat contest in Snohomish, Wash. The plane is powed by two O.S. .15 CVA engines and "goes quite fast and turns fairly tight," reports FL combat reporter Mel Lyne. It uses a single bladder tank and APC props. The plane was built by Stewart Mossman. Ron Enos photo.
This page was upated March 3, 2022
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