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REVIEWS:
SENSEI FS - Trainee R/C pilot Jordan Harding tries her hand at flying solo with Flyzone’s WISE equipped gyro stabilised training aircraft
JR RETRO RADIOS - We take a close look at JR Propo’s new pair of vintage style radios, which hark back to the days of classic transmitter design but with 2016 levels of reliability
ROBAN BELL 407 - Continuing his scale helicopter review from last month, Jon Tanner finishes and flies Roban’s 700-size Bell 407
REGULARS:
PRE FLIGHT - Introducing this issue
TAKE OFF - Latest R/C model flying news
SHOP WINDOW - A look at the latest R/C products
THE SPORT CHANNEL - Gray selects another batch of popular sport modelling topics
DIARY DATES - Last of the summer model flying events
FEATURES:
SLINGSBY T42 EAGLE - In part two of his plan feature, Chris Williams completes the build of his 174 inch span, quarter scale vintage sailplane for five function R/C
WESTON PARK 2016 - We make our annual pilgrimage to the popular Midlands model air show, held over 17th-19th June
RED FLAG - Barry Vaught reports from the inaugural Red Flag RC Jet Aerobatic Competition, held at Sunny Paradise Field, Lakeland, Florida, USA
FAI SCALE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW - Neil Tidey looks forward to returning to Romania for the 2016 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft, to be held over 20th-28th August near Ploiesti
SPIRIT FLIGHT - Mark Wilkins reports on the first public flight of Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome’s replica of Charles Lindberg's famous aeroplane, the Spirit of St. Louis
BOEING P-26A PEASHOOTER - Master model builder Chris Golds describes his 76” span USAAF 'Pursuit Fighter’ for a C63-32 outrunner and an 8S 5000 mA LiPo
WINGS & WHEELS MODEL SPECTACULAR - We report from the 30th Anniversary of the Essex based R/C show, which was held over the weekend of 25th-26th June
WEIGHT LIFTERS - Bruce Corfe reports from the British Model Flying Association's University and Schools Payload Challenge, which featured contestants from as far afield as China and Germany
CONSTRUCTION:
PIPEDREAM - Pull out this month's free plan and use it to build this 1330 mm span electric powered, tail-less sport aerobat, designed by Mike White for four function R/C (FULL SIZE PLAN)
FRONT COVER - The Boeing P-26A represented a great leap forwards in the early 1930s, from the biplanes of the period, as it was a monoplane, albeit wire-braced, with huge spatted undercarriage legs. It was powered by a 500 horsepower Pratt and Whitney R-1340-27 nine-cylinder radial engine. Soon the monoplane fighter became the 'norm'. Chris Golds had long wanted to model the P-26A, following on from his 50” span Curtiss A-12 'Shrike' (Traplet plan MW3404), which had borne the yellow/blue colour scheme of the period. And now he has taken the opportunity to model the 'Peashooter'. You can read how he went about modelling this most striking of aeroplanes, starting on page 22
