The fab February 2012 issue of RCM&E has just left the printers and will be with subscribers soon. The new year and Christmas break led to a few production hiccups this year which, we're told, means copies won't get to the shops until around 19th January. Our sincere apologies to readers for this delay.
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FIREFLY 46
Little is as satisfying as making your own glow engine and nailing it to a model you’ve designed yourself. Prepare to live the dream as Alex Whittaker presents plans for his proven, plain bearing two-stroke
ON THE COVER
A big aerobat means a big investment and few come bigger than SebArt’s 2.6m span Sukhoi. Mike Williams looks at the set-up you’ll need and reviews the machine in this issue.
REVIEWS
SUKHOI 29S 2.6M
Is bigger really better? Mike Williams looks for an answer with SebArt’s new giant
FUTABA T6J
From FAAST via FHSS to S-FHSS, Futaba’s aerial-less entry-level radio ushers in the changes
SEAGULL 2000
David Ashby gets acquainted with the first in a new line of gliders from Seagull
RAVE ENV
Martin Stonestreet revels in the aerial mastery of Curtis Youngblood’s flybarless masterpiece
SPITFIRE
Parkzone re-invigorate their popular warbird
REGULARS
SWITCH ON
News from near and far including an island hopping adventure
COUNTERPOINT
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GOING PLACES
The 2012 dates are rolling in so see what’s going on near you!
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WHAT GOES UP
Returning for a new series examining model aerodynamics, Prof. David Burton takes a closer look at the rotary wing we call a propeller
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ELECTRIC INDOOR MASTERS 2011
Alex Whittaker mixes with the masters of freestyle at the BMFA’s biggest indoor comp of the year
TEN THINGS…
….every aerotow pilot should know
THE WAY WE WERE
Some 43 years on, old issues of RCM&E still have the power to entertain
SNAP CRACKLE AND ROLL
Shahid Banglawala hosts a ‘q & a’ with two masters of their individual aerobatic art
MAKE IT SCALE
Danny Fenton joins RCM&E’s select band of traditionalists with a brand new column dedicated to scale matters
COLUMNS
WEEKENDERS
After decades of faithful service, Whittaker’s modelling wagon simply rolled over and died
WIZARD OF OZ
Continuing his guide to trouble-free fuel systems, Brian Winch talks clunks, tanks, tubes and filters
FLY ELECTRIC
Topping up his tan from the comfort of far flung sands, Nigel Nawes kicks off a ‘feel good’ flying session
WORKSHOP
DB SE5
With wings and flying surfaces assembled, Graham Ashby gets into body building
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