R/C Model World August 2012

Contents…


REGULARS

PRE-FLIGHT BRIEFING
Introducing this latest issue

TAKE OFF
News and letters

BEST IN SCALE
General scale building topics and event reports from our regular scale columnist Phil Kent

AERODYNAMIC FORUM
Regular airframe topics with Mark Danek

LIGHT FLIGHT
John Stennard introduces the latest indoor and parkfl y R/C models

ROTARY WINGS
This month Richard Morris reports from the Rotor-Live show

POWERHOUSE
We take a look at the NGH GT25 petrol engine

SOARER’S SLOT
General electric gliding topics with Mike Proctor

THE SPORT CHANNEL
Our regular look at the sport and vintage model-fl ying scene with ‘Gray’




SERVICES

SHOP WINDOW
What’s NEW in the shops for YOU!

DIARY DATES
Where to go and what to see!

WEB DIRECTORY
Shop online for your modelling needs

CLASSIFIED ADVERTS
Our regular FREE ‘For Sale’ section

SHOPPERS DIRECTORY
Where to find your modelling needs

COMING NEXT ISSUE
What to see in the September 2012 issue of RCMW




PRODUCT REVIEWS

VANS RV-8
This .46-size sport-scale touring aircraft by Hangar 9 is put to the test by Clive Hall

AURORA 9
Mark Danek takes a look in detail at this latest 2.4 GHz transmitter from Hitec

ICON A5 HEADLIGHTS
We fi t the illuminations to ParkZone’s amphibian

FUNCOPTER V2 RR
The editor takes to the air with this entry-level heli from Multiplex

T-28 TROJAN BNF
We test this sport scale electric warbird from ParkZone

FREE PLAN
AEROSPORT QUAIL
Build this 48" span electric cabin monoplane from Roger Vaughan’s plans

FEATURE PLAN
CHYERANOVSKII BICh-7A
A 1220 mm span tailless electric scale sports-tourer design rescaled by Laddie Mikulasko




FEATURES

FLYING BIPLANES
Peter Maw passes on some useful tips

UNO-WOT REVISITED
Alec Barber installs an OS rotary engine and describes his build

ELECTRIFYING CORSAIR: PART 2
Sean McHale continues his modified construction of the ESM kit to electric power

WESTLAND WALLACE
Chris Bowler details Martin Fardell’s unusual-looking F4C model




FLIGHT LINES

BMFA NATIONALS 2012 PREVIEW
A taste of what to see at Europe’s largest model meeting

LMA ROUGHAM
A report from this East Anglia LMA show by Tony Hooper