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
LIGHT FLIGHT
John Stennard introduces the latest indoor and parkfly R/C models
POWERHOUSE
An overview of the Saito SG17 petrol engine
ROTARY WINGS
This month Richard Morris takes a look at the AR.Drone 2.0 quadricopter
SOARER’S SLOT
eSoaring from around Europe with Mike Proctor
AERODYNAMIC FORUM
Regular airframe topics with Mark Danek
THE SPORT CHANNEL
Our regular look at the sport and vintage model-flying 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 November 2012 issue of RCMW
PRODUCT REVIEWS
RIPMAX ACRO WOT MK.2 ARTF
Chris Dickens reviews this latest ‘classic’ .46-size sports machine
FIREBIRD STRATOS RTF
The editor puts this innovative twin-electric trainer from HobbyZone to the test
WFLY WFT09SII
Nigel Cartwright takes a look at this budget 9-channel 2.4 GHz radio
SE.5A WWI BNF
Matt Boddington tests this famous British WWI biplane from ParkZone
FREE PLAN
CESSNA BIRD DOG
Build this 48'' span all-electric scale observation aircraft from plans by John Blakey
FEATURE PLAN
HP50 HEYFORD
Gerry Rathband’s 57" span mid- 1930s biplane bomber for two 200 W motors
FEATURES
ZERO GS SCALE UP
Lindsay Todd describes his World Models WWII Japanese fi ghter refurb
ELECTRIC TRACER
Chris Bowler describes electrifying the 1970’s pylon racer design by Sid King
FLIGHT LINES
WORLD SCALE CHAMPIONSHIPS 2012
See the best scale models in the world; we report from Spain
WARBIRDS OVER SHAWBURY
Stuart McFarlane was there and reports from the NWWA meeting
LMA @ COSFORD
A report from this major large scale model show in Shropshire