European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 15, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday june 15, 1977 the stars and stripes Page 9 outboard powered half scale officer building p51 in quarters Story photos by Floyd Harrington Kaiserslautern Bureau chief  Ken Germany Sis flying Model air planes us a Hobby enjoyed b Mam people but most limit their Home built aircraft to Small Modavis that Are con trolled in flight by lines or radio signals. That in i the  for c Apt. Norman Woolen a air nil maintenance office with Sauk us Materiel management o  his Kieu Borg Cavern quarters in a cramped eight foot Square maid s room Woolen is building a half scale p5ir Mustang. The p5i was a fighter air i it. Norman Woolen Sites up the cockpit of the half scale Mustang fighter plane he is building in his quarters. Club spreads $10, 000 in Scho Arsh is Frankfurt Sis the american women s club of Frankfurt a Whf has distributed $10,000 in scholarships to High school graduates and College students this  this $2.500 went for american High school scholarships Here. The remaining $7,500. Plus $1.000 not claimed last year was awarded in sums up to $1,000 to 10 americans with at least two years College who had been accepted by a  or euro Pean school or wanted to Complete studies in professional areas such As Medicine Law or education. The scholarship winners include Elke Chapman who received $1.000. Chapman is a dependent attending the University of Munich medical school studying dentistry. When she graduates in two years Chap Man will return to Tennessee to practice. During High school and two years of col lege she maintained a 3.85 Grade average. Slyven Luff. The son of a Coal Miner received a  from the club. Luff received a degree in electronics and Environ mental health from Indiana state University. Luff who came to Germany As an employee of the biological research Institute is working on a degree in environmental management at the technical University in Berlin alien he receives inc degree in 1980, Luff plans to return Home to help re store land damaged by mining another recipient. Jessie Moody is a Nursery school teacher who is studying for a master s degree in special education. On completion of her degree. Moody plans to work with handicapped children for the welfare department. She and her Hus band who is a master sergeant in the air Force stationed in upper Heyford eng land have seven  awardees were Jan Mcnutt. Who received $800. Dean Allen Roepke who also received $800 Fred Wight. $700 Steven Riley. $500, Karen Scheckler. $500. Carolyn King. $400 and Alfreda Chester $300 Wooten examines Model he built to test his design before starting the actual plane. Pm airman gets eight years do Rhein main a Germany an airman assigned Here has been found guilty of assault with intent to kill and five other offences and sentenced to confine ment at hard labor for eight years a Dis honorable discharge forfeiture of All pay and reduction to  1c. Antonio Meza was convicted by general court martial of attempt ing to murder Evan Robinson a american civilian living in Europe by shooting him in the Abdomen with a pistol on feb 19 at the nearby Waldorf Tram Sta Tion an air Force spokesman said the assailant escaped from the scene but me a was picked up and identified As a suspect by the German criminal police. Robinson Drew a portrait of his assailant to assist authorities in their search for him. The spokesman said. German authorities waived jurisdiction in the Case. The court also found Maza guilty of As Sault with the intent to Rob Robinson conspiracy to Rob carrying a concealed weapon and larceny. In addition Meza was convicted of steal ing More than $100 Worth of tools from his duty Section with the 435th Supply so. Meza has been confined at Ramstein a pending a review of his Case Craft that saw action in both world War ii and  original Mustang Cost More than $50,000. Had a Wing Span of 37 feet weighed More than 7.000 pounds and. Powered by a 1,400-Horsepowcr engine flew More than 400 Miles per hour. Woolen s p51 will Cost about $2500. Have a Wing Span of 18 feel weigh 450 pounds empty and. Powered by a 200-horsepower engine will have a top Speed of More than 250 Mph. The plane also will have a Range of 670 Miles on 20 Gallons of fuel according to Woolen s design Cal  39 year old army officer has spent six years designing and building the air Craft he says the project is a part of his goal to attain a degree in aeronautical in Gme Cring it fits right  Wooten said you learn More by actually designing something yourself it forces you to go the text looks and dig As a member of the experimental air Craft association a worldwide  lion Wooten said he has Learned that a person does t have to be a Highfalutin aeronautical Engineer to design and build his own plane there Are literally thou Sands of people from All walks of life doing it everyday he said along with Tio help he has received from textbooks and the association Wooten also has called on Hij own past experiences in build the Mustang for example his Choice of Power for the p51 a liquid cooled outboard motor came from having worked As a Marine Mechanic in his Hometown of Alexandria. La. Most people Don l know in. But an outboard motor is designed for continuous full the Ollie operation. The innards of in outboard Are All of Needle bearing con so Duclion the finest available. They Are also very finely balanced Burn clean an have a High horsepower ratio for their weight he  Frame and wings of the p51 Are being constructed of aircraft Grade Wood shipped from a supplier in California one eighth and one sixteenth Inch  and Birch plywood is used in the bulk of the plane. The Longe Rons or longitudinal gird ers arc Spruce which will be reinforced Wilh polyurethane foam the Only place Wooten deviated from half scale was in the fuselage the on i Nal p51 was about 35 inches wide. Al half scale Hal would give a Width too narrow for the average Man Loil in. You won t be Able to perceive it in the finished product but it s 20 inches wide. That s comfortable for  he Saida variable pitch four bladed propeller and Hydraulic Landing gear were also de signed by Wooten he called on his experience As a master machinist in Lousiana National guard to fabricate them parts for the Landing gear were scrounged Iron a car s convertible top system and go car wheels Are  said he won t be Able to com pm the entire aircraft Here because it can t be licensed under German Laws con sequently he is building the Mustang in my foot Lon Simi finished sections which Wilbe shipped Back to ins norm1 for final As Sembly the plane can be licensed in the  but Only after it has been approved for flight by the Federal aviation Agency Faa for that reason. Wooten is having the Sec Lions checked by Faa inspectors from  look for sound engineering techniques Sloppy work and see if you re using aircraft Quality materials said  expects to Complete the aircraft soon after he returns to the . He intends to cover it with a Dynel fibreglass skin and paint it Metal Flake purple trimmed in Gold. He Calls the plane the Bayou Bengal after a final inspection by the Faa Wooten will use his experience As an army helicopter and fixed Wing Pilot to Fly the p51