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  Oops, the sweet little P-51D, the pull-out plan with the new June 2013 issue, is missing a part. Please accept our sincere apologies.  It's the part/s the front hatch sits on but you can download a .pdf file of the missing item – just Click here to do that.  Apologies again. Don't forget that you can…

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Multiplex have announced that J.Perkins Distribution will be their sole agent in the UK going forward. The German firm are owned by Hitec of South Korea who themselves already use Perkins for UK distribution so the news comes as little surprise to industry watchers. Just received, the press release is as follows: MULTIPLEX Modellsport GmbH & Co.KG,…

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Welcome to RCM&E's round up of extra pics to accompany the Nuremburg 2013's main show report that you'll find in the April issue. In the toy crossover market, Silverlit were showing off their motion control units. Expect to see more R/C helicopters with i-device compatibility too. We'll take a normal Tx any day.  This sweet…

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In Part.1 I introduced you to my pair of electric-powered Catalinas: a 76" (1930mm) span version powered by a pair of Jamara Pro 480HS BB can motors for bungee-launching from grass, and a 104" (2642mm) version powered by two AXI 2820/12 brushless outrunners, for operation from water. Whilst the smaller Cat' had its wing tip…

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I’ve always loved the Consolidated PBY Catalina, there’s something particularly pleasing about the layout of this flying boat. The most commonly used variants during W.W.II were the PBY-5 and the PBY-5a; the latter had a retractable tricycle undercarriage, which increased the gross weight by nearly 30% and would obviously have affected the number of depth…

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This is an unusual item not previously seen. It's a computer programme, designed for club use in order to keep an eye on finances and to help with membership tracking and BMFA submissions. It's the brainchild of Max Cairns, a retired programmer, who found himself filling a club secretary/treasurer role before deciding to make life a lot easier…

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Laser-cut/cnc parts sets for the Tucano are now available via RCM&E's plans service. The good people have put a special offer price on the complete set (inc plan and canopy) too!  The Mass Build is an individual and community project, it's where a subject is voted for everyone to build – something that's easy yet offers…

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Way back in 2000 I attended the Woodvale Rally for the first time, flying the then new, ducted fan Gloster Javelin that I’d just completed. This was in fact the first large show that I’d flown at, and I freely admit to being slightly nervous! Would the engines start on request? Would any of the…

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The Fairey Swordfish was designed in 1934 as a carrier-based torpedo / spotter / reconnaissance aircraft. Its two cockpits carried either a crew of two, for torpedo strikes, or three when employed in its reconnaissance role. 2,391 Swordfish were built between 1934 and 1944, most at the Blackburn Aircraft Factory in Brough, Yorkshire. At the…

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The Ponnier Monoplane Racer, conceived by Albert Pagny, was specifically designed to compete in the Gordon Bennett Rheims Air Race in 1913. It had a span of 23ft 6in, and was powered by a twin-row rotary Gnome engine. The event, the third of its kind, was held on the Betheny Plain site of the historic…

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