ON THE COVER
They've had the ARTF treatment before, notably by Great Planes and Hangar 9 themselves, and the RV series of home- built aircraft always seem to suit the model format. Hangar 9 have returned to the Vans stable and selected the RV-4 as the basis for an attractive, large-scale release that's reviewed this month starting on page 110.
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PUDDLEDUCK
Hot on the heels of his popular Tiger 72 design that we brought you a few months ago, Jim Newberry returns with this easy-build, vintage-style,
STICKY
Ton van Munsteren's diminutive electric version of the classic Stick – quick build, low cost, max fun!
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COUNTERPOINT
The latest products for your appraisal
GOING PLACES
Diary dates for the coming months
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Two more free plans, a visit to Solarfilm and lots more!
REVIEWS
ULTRA-GUARD 430
The inexpensive little widget that could save your model
EASYSTREET 2
Ripmax refresh a popular sportster from electric flight's ‘Speed 600’ era
INDUCTRIX FPV+
Blade's Inductrix FPV grows up
RV-4
Hangar 9's gorgeous large, scale aerobat
FEATURES
CHIEF OSHKOSH
Jon Harper describes how a challenging subject was conquered for his first own-design project
RAGLEY HALL 2017
Whittaker reports from the show bought to you by the Weston Park team
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PRACTICAL MODEL DEISGN
Lindsay Todd gathers his thoughts in the first part of a series that'll chart the design of a new model
TYPE CONVERSION
Plenty of full-size flying hours would make model flying a doddle surely? Richard Onslow presents his findings
HONEY BEE
A monster 66% version of the homebuilt V-tailer
CAPTURED BUTCHERBIRD
A ‘190 with a difference
CONTROL LINKAGE GEOMETRY
Making the best connections
SPEKTRUM AR9350
Tim Kearsley installs a clever receiver and reaps the rewards of artificial stabilisation
PARTING SHOT
Caption time!
COLUMNS
WEEKENDERS
Whittakers world including a handy glow engine fault finding chart!
BENCH BLOG
Tim Hooper reports on his trad’ building projects before stepping waaayyy outside his comfort zone
RETRO RAMBLINGS
Shaun Garrity recalls the early jets and finds a classic Cobra
WIZARD OF OZ
Engine water ingress isn't good, Brian Winch cleans up
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