Helicopter World - February 2002...

• Collectively Speaking: Editor Jon Tanner discusses the ever-present noise issues & how larger engined models could be the way to go, an urgent press release from ATS who have expanded further still after their recent move. Weston-Super-Mare's helicopter museum has two new restorations completed - The rare Bell 47H (00-SHW) & the RN Westland Wasp (XT-443)
• Sales Pitch: Latest gadgets from the industry this month include - Avicraft pushrod ends for 6 or 7.2 mm Carbon Fibre pushrods & metal rotor heads for the Ikarus Piccolo. Zimmerman pipe for the Raptor 50, bottom plate & motor block for the Fury 60 & a servo tray assembly for the XL-SE from Motors and Rotors . The HITEC Eclipse7 radio - their most sophisticated yet, JR-Macgregor Industries K+S CNC Machined Metal upgrades for the Ergo heli range.
• From the Ground Up: Look out as Richard Morris has an unusual engine failure & details of how he found the problem.
• Diary Dates: Events & fixtures for the coming months.
• Readers Write: Jon Tanner hosts a forum for you to ask questions and ease your mind as he offers advice. Questions posed & solutions offered.
• Report: East Coast Fun Fly, Canada's major r/c helicopter hobby promotional event.
• Scale by Scale. HeliTech show report from Duxford & answering a strange request from Mike Smith of Heliair sees Sean Brown heading in the wrong direction ( & he's a Pilot for someone's favourite airline)
• Report: Jason Chan attends the World Championships in the USA. Full results from this close competition & a visit the R/C Museum in Muncie.
• Review: Jon Tanner builds The Joker. A 60-sized 3D aerobatic electric helicopter from Minicopter. Powered by an Actro brushless motor & 30 cell 2400mAh pack - It's no Joke.
• Improving the Breed: John Bottomley gets his hands on a Raptor 60 and advises on some upgrade parts to improve the safety of this great machine.
• Winter Flying: Jeffrey R. Elver Examines the pitfall s and pleasures of flying helicopters in winter & explores the new contours on the ground made by freshly fallen snow. Standard landing skids are fairly impractical for winter flying, so why not make some skis? Find out how.
• USA Heli Scene. James M. Wang & Shawn Miller report from the 2002 Los Angeles Labour Day Weekend Fun Fly organised by the San Fernando Valley Flyers.
• Close Encounters. Russ Deakin continues his Series on the art of 3D Aerobatics. How to perform & combine the manoeuvres into a routine that'll blow spectators away.
• Classified Ads: Find a bargain in the Free Readers Adverts.
Aviation Modeller International - February 2002...

• Pre-flight: New chairman for BMFA plus AGM report, dates & events at Woodvale, Woodspring, Yorkshire & Herefordshire.
• Shop Talk: The latest offerings from Graupner, MVVS, Top Flite, Great planes & 3 new gas turbines from Hobby Stores.
• FREE PLAN: Cover feature 48" span sport scale Me 109. For .25 engines & 4 channel r/x.
• Flying Fixtures: Events calendar for 2002 with shows & meeting dates up to December.
• Review: Multiplex Cargo. Their latest foamie, 63" span, 4 x 400 electric powered carrier with working bomb release doors.
• Scale Soaring: International Aerotow event from Middle Wallop with the Southampton Soaring Society.
• Aero Modeller: Hangar doors reports from the BEFA workshop in Leamington & a tribute to Frank V Ehling.
• Report: The Lost Hills 2001 Free Flight Championships. Full report, results & pictures.
• Control Line: History & design of the glow plug. Also - Hot Plate, an all sheet, 2.5cc powered, c/l aerobatic kit from Hallam Models.
• Report: Santeram tournament 2001 from Portugal. Julio Isidro gives his thoughts & full results.
• Report: Outstanding pictures from the SAM Free Flight Championship 2001 from Las Vegas.
• C/L Aerobatics: Part 6 of getting started in Control Line Stunt, with John Benzing on the F2B schedule.
• Indoor Action: Report from the Impington Village Model Aircraft Club with plenty of pictures.
• Free Flight Props: Dave Hipperson continues with his series on making rubber model propellers.
• R/C Aerobatics: Pattern Precision with Steve Dunning going through the schedule.
• All Electric: Voltair looks at conversions, Sams kits & a host of readers models.
• Review: World Models 1/6 scale Piper Cub. 71" span for .46 size 2 stroke or up to 70 4 stroke & 4/5 channel r/x
• H.I.D.T: Hints & tips from inventive readers.

• Technique: Brilliant idea for using LEGO bricks as squaring blocks during model construction.
• Web Walk: Taking a look at some of the modelling web sites out there on the internet.
• Plans Service: Over 100 planes to choose from with everything from free flight vintage to scale ducted fan models.
• Classifieds: Find a bargain in the readers free adds.


Electric Flight - February 2002...

• Editorial: This month sees the last EFI as a single magazine. From next month it will join forces with QFI to become Quiet & Electric Flight International.
• Cover Story: Building & flying the Kelly motor glider using the MTM Bumble Bee power system & Hitec Ranger III Sky transmitter.
• Over Here: Dereck Woodward brings some stateside thoughts on battery hatch design & location on various model types.
• Review: Looking at the EFI plan for the Fokker D.VII. Construction guide for this 31" span WW I bi-plane for geared 400 & 3 channel r/x.
• Design Study: Chris Golds describes why, when & how he designed, built & flew his 72", 4 x 400 motor, Blackburn Beverley.
• Review: DJ Aerotech Spitfire. All flat sheet model supplied with geared N20 motor & designed for 50mAh pack & 3 channel micro r/x.
• Electric Starter: Stuart Marsden give a guided tour for successful motor suppression installation & some useful tips for soldering.
• Quiet Scale: Martin Irvine examines the ModelAirTech H-1000FW & asks why the C of G can move seemingly of it's own accord.
• FREE PLAN: Converting the standard Ikarus Piccolo into a Bell 47 Sioux with this helpful building guide & pull out freebie.
• Review: Grob 109A Motor Glider. Ian Tunstall converts the 110" span scale motor glider to electric power with the aid of an Actro 16-6 brushless motor.
• Review: Actro 12-6 brushless motor & Actronic 40-18 speed controller. Powerful combination from Köhler Elektromotoren.

• Hotter Twin-Jet: With 2 FUN 400-28 brushless motors & matching SMILE speed controllers from Kontronic, is this the wildest powered Twin-Jet yet?
• Diary Dates: Electric events & major show listings right through to November.
• Current Affairs: New products featuring a Messerschmitt M-35B from Czech maker HVP & 280 size gearbox from MP Jet.
• The Light Fantastic: Bum numbing duration, retracts for a Twin-Jet, AT-6/RF5 readers models, the ugliest plane ever entry & Hunters in various guises.
• Slow Fly: Increased indoor helicopter activity at Haden Hill, lightening the load for indoor charging & the PiccoFly simulator.
• Classifieds: Grab a bargain in the free readers ads.
• Last Reminder: Farewell to QFI & EFI but hello to the new QEFI from March.


Model Flyer - February 2002...

• Lift Off: David Boddington pens the editorial & requests readers booboos to be sent in as well as news from the aviation world.
• FREE PLAN #1: Bitts fun-fly bi-plane based loosely on the famous Pitts aerobatic planes. 26" span for 1cc size engines & 2/3 channel r/x or free flight.
• Review: Motor Mouth looks up close at the new OS MAX 50 SX Ring. Volume increase to .50 size power in a .40 size engine crankcase.
• Review: P-82 twin Mustang from World Models. For 2 x .30+ 2 stroke or 2 x .40+ 4 strokes & 5/6 channel r/x. Reviewed by Ken Sheppard
• Report: World Free Flight Championships from Lost Hills California. Huge report, lots of pics & full results from Andy Crisp.
• Preview: Alan Cardash's Boomerang. Twin boom Gas Turbine trainer, fully tested & ready for production.
• Review: Free Flight Hawker Hunter from Aerographics. 20" span, KP EDF powered version of the 1950's swept wing fighter.
• Workshop: Repairing ARTF model film with PVA glue, Cyno' & Cling Film. David Boddington supplies the answers.
• FREE PLAN #2: V1 Doodlebug - Vengeance weapon. Richard Crossley reports on this rapier powered 1/17 scale free-flight-bomb.
• Review: Czech made Flying Styro Kits Sky-Beetle. All foam park flyer for geared 280 power & 3 channel micro r/x.
• Report: ATC inter-squadron control line challenge. Full story & results from Ian Pallister at RAF Honington
• Report: 4th JET World Masters from Pattaya in Thailand. Given from a novices view by Ted Longshaw.
• Tribute: George Aldrich (1933 - 2001) was the father of Control Line Stunt & Model Flyer pays fitting tribute to this pioneer aeromodeller.

• Review: In another tribute to George Aldrich Top Flite have released a revamped R/C version of his famous C/L Nobler.
• Rally Retro: Dave Ridgway reports from the annual Fradley Scale Day meeting.
• Workshop: Tom Payne revives the lost art of catapult warfare with an unusual R/C plane launching system.
• Watts New: The Black Art continues with Graham Iredale looking over some of the indoor electric flying machines now available.
• Review: Head to Head. Traditional built glider Vs ARTF. 100" span 2 function Fantasia & the 79" span electric Ripmax Nebula 2000.
• Free Ads: Advertise your surplus models or find a bargain.
• Hotline: Events & fixtures for the 2002 season.
• Trading Post: Find out what the latest models on offer are offering.
• Letters & Views: Readers submit their thoughts & opinions.
• Review: Herr Engineering's 36" span mini sport park flyer for geared 280 motor & 3 channel mini r/x.

RCM&E - February 2002...

• Switch On: New BMFA Chairman, Modelworld exhibition Brighton announced & results from the World Jet Masters in Thailand.
• Counter Point: New products include servo's, props, coiled fuel tube, kits from Mick Reeves, FSK, VMAR & The Inside Story of Concorde.
• Review: Mahers Models Pacer kit. 80" span Golden Age Racer for 20cc glow to 38cc petrol engines & 4 to 6 channel r/x
• All Write: Readers pictures & letters from all over the modelling world.
• Scale Forum: Duncan Hutson retires on his laurels with 3 major titles being won with his DH Moth kit & a look at the latest Windsock data files for scale enthusiasts.
• Sport-Scale Seminar: Continuing his build guide to the Bellanca Skyrocket Alex Whittake explains the Eric Coates dummy rib effect for flat sheet tails.
• Report: Flairs Fun-Fly was attended by some eighty people. Words by Chris Bowler.
• Review: Part 1 of the Flair Sport-Scale Bristol F2B build. Colin Thacker takes a tour of construction details & methods.
• FREE PLAN: Chorus Gull. 61.5" span semi-scale version of Edgar Percivals 'Mew Gull'. For .40 - .60 2 stroke or .61 or larger 4 stroke & 4 channel r/x.
• Flying Sparks: Dave Chinnery reports on the Pillerton Hersey electric fly-in, chases Gremlins around his Mustang & explains the damp acceleration of 'black wire' syndrome.
• Going Places: Diary dates for the coming season with listings up to April.
• Glider Guider: 5-Metre Discus, British wing bags & Gliders in the Mist - a 1977 tale from Moel Fammau

• Heli Clinic: Paul Heckles brings news from ATS of the new fleet of brand new Raptor training Helicopters.
• Review: See how Mike Parry gets on with Seagulls F4U Corsair. 61" span, ARTF kit for .61 - .91 2 stroke or .91 - 1.20 4 stroke engine & 4 channel r/x
• Weekenders: Fuel filler applications, pipe installation & general good fuel system tips from Alex Whittaker.
• R/c Technique: Raymond McMahon returns & finds using a mini router turns rib making into a breeze.
• Fly Electric: Vibrating spinners & creating a simple scale spinner from hard blue foam with Nigel Hawes.
• Review: Balsa Nova 40: ARTF Fun fly from Morris hobbies. 52" span, for .40+ 2 strokes & 4/5 channel r/x.
• Pro-File: Ron Moulton is Mr Aeromodeller. John Clark speak to the man himself.
• R/c Technique: Gerard Feeney returns with more tip for lightening & fitting a tail for the best results.
• Review: Saito FA-90R3 radial engine. Brian Winch checks out this superb little triple.
• Wizard of Oz: Advice on how to stop those annoying engine cut-outs.
• Barnstormer: Bertie rescues Young Miss Gusset from the cannibals & puts an end to the Milton Keynes Balsa & counterfeit ARTF model cartels operations.

RC Model World - February 2002...

• Take Off: BMFA- New Chairman elected, Intermodellbau trips to Dortmund April 2002 & it's not all roses for journalists visiting all those shows.
• Shop Window: Latest offerings include Mainlink Systems black box glitch detector & South Herts Models intelligent glow driver.
• Pole to Pole: Alan Brown gives on overview with some history of the F3D aspect of the sport. Useful Pylon Racing contact details
• Best in Scale: Phillip S. Kent continues with the wing construction guide & looks at adding ailerons & how the installations differ from plane to plane.
• Charged Flying: Size matters - building models to suit your flying space & Autogyros - a novel approach to overcome small flying fields.
• Technical Feature: Lift, Drag & Bernoulli - the great debate rages on. John Gibson sets the record straight?
• Pattern Patter: Phil Williams takes a close look at the aircraft in the 2001 F3A World championships.
• Soarers Slot: Dynamic Soaring - What works, what doesn't & how it's done -Mike Shellim explains all & looks at an online weather forecasting system.
• Review: Peter Dawson gets his hands on the A.H. Designs 1/4 scale Piper Cub Super Cruiser. For 22cc or larger engines & up to 6 channel r/x.
• Aerodynamic Forum: Prop masking - how much does it affects thrust & prop effects from differing power layouts.
• Review: ATS Dingbat. Correx constructed easy build profile sports plane. 39" span for .25 - .36 engines & 3 channel r/x

• FREE PLAN: Hergt Monoplane by Peter Rake. 33" span sport scale WWI plane for 250 slow fly electric power & 3 channel mini r/x
• Review: Plan feature for the H.A.G. Sniper. 54" span WWI fun/spoof fighter. for .45 4 stroke engines & 4 channel r/x.
• Marsdens Musings: Part 3 of the Flitecraft Lysander encounter sees the Lizzy flying at last.
• Light Flight: John Stennard looks at indoor flying, some of his favourite things & Depron.
• Powerhouse: Steve Dorling examines a DIY soft engine mounting system.
• Big Stuff: Clive Hall reports on the bigger models seen at the shows in 2001.
• Jets: Dick Spreadbury brings news from the sport & results from the Jet Masters in Thailand.
• Diary Dates: What's on for the 2002 season.
• Reports: Show coverage from Halton, Yorkshire & Argentina.