RCM&E

Catering for all aspects of R/C flying, Radio Control Models and Electronics first appeared in May 1960 and is the biggest and best selling monthly model flying magazine in the United Kingdom with a large overseas readership. RCM&E has brought benchmark levels of writing and photography to the hobby and each issue has extensive reviews, informative features and opinionated columns from a number of well-known contributors.

Welcome

SWITCH ON • Our latest round up of model flying news and miscellany

SKYHAWK • Alex Maxfield builds a UK designed and manufactured F5L championship winning glider

SPACEWALKER FLIES AGAIN PART 2 • Martin Hardy continues his conversion of a quarter scale SIG Spacewalker to electric power

BASINGTOKE FLY-IN • Mike Freeman reports from the Basingstoke MAC All Electric Fly-In 2024

PINNING IT TOGETHER • Chris Williams shows how to make reinforced butt joints before introducing his latest gull-wing Minimoa

ARF REPAIRS MADE EASY • Dick van Mourik shows how to put back together a crash damaged Almost Ready to Fly aeroplane

DAFFY’S REAR GUNNER • Harry Curzon’s model of the Defiant interceptor has a neat trick centred around its rear gun turret

COSMIC CLOUD 150 • Dave Goodenough extracts a favourite small glider design from his memory and enlarges it for radio control and electric power

USING FOLDING PROPS AS PUSHERS • Mike Freeman offers advice for when using a folding propeller to provide thrust on a pusher model

BIG UP THE INDOOR • Dave Goodenough reports from an indoor fly-in especially arranged for the kids - young and old!

SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE MK.IX • After flying XFly’s prototype desert schemed model Kevin Crozier finally manages to see sky below the alternative D-Day version’s wheels!

Pilots’ Pictorial • Get your planes in print! Get in touch… kcrozier@mortons.co.uk

BABY STEPS • A small and simple model gives John Stennard a surprising amount of satisfaction

FUNDROID • Continuing from the last issue, Mike Bell finishes and flies his Fun Fly model made from hybrid materials

Counterpoint • A selection of new gadgets, kits and bits for you to buy

GOLDEN GLOW • Neil Hall returns with more advice for wannabe users of glow engines and to gladden the hearts of those already smitten with IC power

Going Places • Diary dates for the coming season

Marketplace • Sell off your unwanted airframes and engines or maybe buy a few new ones

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