Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
FEATURES:
3-0 FLYING - PART 2 - In part 2 of this series David Thomas moves onto the controls and the engine
ACROWOT SPOT LANDINGS - A design modification to assist with shorter and more accurate landings.
TWICE THE PLAYBOY - Ron Hughes relates his experience of scaling-up the Stits Playboy plan and shows us the result.
AIRBUS 320 - For this months feature plan we take a look at a 74" span all Styrofoam construction airliner for 4 function R/C and a single .40-45 cu in 2-stroke engine
LICENCED TO FLY - Ever thought about trying the real thing...flying full-size!? Alan Cathcart brings us his experiences of becoming a fullsize pilot
BLOOM & VOSS!
PRODUCT REVIEWS
RANGER IN THE SKY - Hitec’s 3 function FM RC system provides enough to satisfy the needs of most model pilots
WESTFIELD’S BAE HAWK - An all wood 40" span ‘jet’ style fun-fighter for .25 size motors and three R/C functions
RIPIVIAX F4U CORSAIR - Steve Toyer reviews the 57" span ARTF semi-scale WWII US Navy fighter for .38-48 2-strokes and 4 function R/C, from Ripmax
FREE PLAN:
CURRIE WOT - A 36" span, sport scale model of this diminutive biplane. Designed by Peter Rake for electric power and three function controls (FULL SIZE PLAN)
FLIGHT LINES:
DIARY DATES - What’s on and where
DORMUND - Intermodellbau 2002 Dortmund - Every year, this is the world’s biggest model market, with so much to see and to buy
TOP GUN 2002 - Your Editor brings you the first in a series of three photo reports of this superb scale event
REGULARS:
TAKE OFF - News and views
BEST IN SCALE - Tales of a Monocoupe fuselage, building tips on radials, blisters and bumps, and a visit to the LMA’s seminar at Ilaigh Flail
MARSDEN’S MUSINGS - Stuart takes a close look at the World Models Zen 50 combined with an Enya 50CX, with a little help from his friends of course!
THE SPORT CHANNEL - Keil Kraft Komebacks! More on Ploufs and Kamco stories, and tiny motors - believe it or not!
POLE TO POLE - Alan Brown takes us through completing the Bummers Bullit Sport 40 Model and there’s also a race report from the first meeting at Cottesmore
AERODYNAMIC FORUM - This month topics for discussion include selecting a section and choosing a camber and curves
CHARGED FLYING - Stephen Mettam reports on how new electric products are flying out of the woodwork!
POWERHOUSE - This month Steve takes a good look at the smallest engine in Zenoah’s respected range of petrol engines... the little ZG23
LIGHT FLIGHT - Featuring the Potensky ‘POTS’, a 23 inch span aerobatic Park Flyer
PATTERN PATTER - Bonding the right team together and the latest ‘stuff’ for F3A pattern fliers
FLAT FIELD FLYER - Chris Munsden takes us through setting up and flying a bungee launched sports glider
NET TRAWL - Further interesting Internet sites to visit
BIG STUFF - This month Clive examines scale effects and calls for research into the mobile phone issue
A.A. - The A.A. boys look at a model designed to make its maker look bigger (not that he needs a model to do that...!)!
MEDIA REVIEWS - Media related goodies for the aeromodeller
This month’s cover...Martin Hendrickson’s 1:4 scale T-34A Mentor touching down at Lakeland, Florida.
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