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Show Model Plane Meet j Set for Days of '47 Model airplane builders of the southeast are invited by the Days of '47 to participate in a contest to be held at Community ball park, near Liberty park, on July 24. The novel show is sponsored by the Salt Lake Avi-1 ation society and cash prizes to-' taling $500 will be awarded to ' the winners in the various ; events. I Entries may be made in the ! ' following classes: First, a speed event with ten prizes based on 'size of motors; second, stunt j event, an open class to be j pointed on team performance, individual aerobatic maneuvers I and accomplishment; and third, a competitive event based on beauty of design, workmanship, finish and general appearance. There will also be a prize to the contestant whose model plane suffers the worst crash, i The speed contest is for model ! planes with two-string control, running about 20 laps on a 70-foot 70-foot radius circle. Application blanks and rules of the contest may be secured by writing to or calling on the Salt Lake Aviation Society, 915 First Avenue, Salt Lake City, tt is hoped to make this contest a dress rehearsal for the great national model airplane contest to be staged in Salt Lake in' 1947 as a feature of the Centen- nial celebration. |