April 09

REGULARS

Pre-Flight Briefing
Introducing this latest issue

Take Off
News and letters

Best In Scale
Phil Kent looks at scale wheels, the Airspeed Ferry and revisits the Polish World Scale champs

Light Flight
John Stennard tests some of the latest new indoor and small outdoor R/C models

Powerhouse
Converting a strimmer petrol engine for model aircraft use; Mike Clewes explains how in Part 2

Rotary Wings
Richard Morris continues the T-Rex 600 Nitro Pro intermediate class heli assembly

Plane Talking
General aeromodelling construction tips and open discussions with Clive Hall; this month – Gyros in aircraft

Bright Ideas

The Sport Channel
Our regular look at sport and vintage model flying with ‘Gray’

Aerodynamic Forum
Regular airframe topics with Alasdair Sutherland

Soarer's Slot
Your eSoaring questions answered, and Martin Bell reveals the latest eSoaring news




SERVICES

Shop Window
What’s NEW in the shops for YOU

Diary Dates
Where to go and what to see!

Classified Adverts
Our regular FREE ‘For Sale’ section

Shoppers Directory
Where to find your modelling needs

Coming Next Issue
What to see in the May 2009 issue of RCMW

PRODUCT REVIEWS

JR DSX12
Richard Morris takes a look at this top-of-the-range radio

Alpha 40 ARF
Matt Boddington tests this complete .46-size IC sports trainer set

Yak – 54
Lee Waples checks out this 30% freestyler from Magic Hand

P-51D Mustang
RCMW tests this lightweights electric warbird from the Ripmax Flying ‘Legends Mini Series’




FREE PLAN

Pingwin
Build and fly this 480 mm span     ‘unorthodox aerobird’ for 3- function R/C designed by Gordon Cook

Baraka EPP Delta
Mike White’s simple to build and fly 24" span model for 3-function R/C




FEATURES

FEATURE?PLAN
Binary Star
A 44.5” span tandem biplane design by Derek Benstead for .25-.30 two-strokes and 4-function R/C

Old Warden’s Spectacular Summer Specials
We recollect the 2008 season, and pass on advice for this year’s events at this popular venue

Flying Toys Micro Aeromodelling
RCMW takes a closer look at the new range of R/C micro models for 2009 from Silverlit and Jamara




FLIGHT LINES

Nürnberg Toy Fair
RCMW reports on the latest new products for 2009

Barkston Bash
Neil Hutchinson reports from this mid-winter fly-in