Fly RC Magazine January 2012 - Table of Contents

Bonus Content

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 Page 70
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 Page 114

features

16 Holiday Gift Guide

—by The Fly RC Staff

24 Watts Over Owatanna

Timeless methods for building with balsa

--by Mike Buzzeo

98 From The Web

RC Hobby Stream V2.0 APP is here!

—by Eric Royer

HOW TO

30 Designing Your First Model Airplane

Tips and techniques for getting your first original model into the air

—by Tim McKay

flight reports

GLOW & GAS AIRCRAFT

38 Great Planes P-51 Mustang

Sport Scale ARF

Glow or Electric, this WWII classic will soon be your favorite warbird!

—by David Mielke

44 Balsa USA Fokker D.VIII

Arm yourself with the Flying Razor!

—by Cliff Becker

ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT

62 E-Flite F-4 Phantom 

Fly the classic Vietnam-era fighter at your club field

—by Frank Tiano

70 Extreme Flight RC Edge 540T EXP 

 Experience oustanding performance with this mid-size electric!

—by Scott Stoops

78 Hacker Model Production

Hot Wing 1200

A great performer that's virtually indestructible

—by Erick Royer

86 Tomahawk Design Viper Jet

Icare RC brings you high performance jet action

—by Dan Landis

columns

12 Preflight

Letter from the editor

—by Thayer Syme

14 Debrief

Your comments & questions

16 Just Landed

50 Beyond the Box

Fun with the versatile ParkZone T-28 swerving from the middle of the road

--by Terry Dunn

54 Wing Tips

—illustrated by David Baker

94 Primary Training

Drag, adverse yaw and turning flight

--by Scott Stoops

122 Departure

RC Helis in the Movies

—by Erick Royer

 

ON THE COVER: E-Flite’s new Platinum Series F-4 Phantom 32 DF combines modern lightweight composite construction with a powerful, efficient electric power system giving you the excitement of true jet performance without the hassle or expense of a gas turbine. See page 62 for our exclusive review from Frank Tiano and the chance to win a complete Phantom set up of your very own.

 

  

FlyRC Issue 97- January 2012
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