Flying Models - December 2008

December 2008

Vol. 113 No. 012/816

Features
20 Bulldog by Rob Caso
Unique R/C electric sport scale Golden Era racer

32 ParkZone’s Ember by Larry Kruse
An FM Product Review: RTF fun with this indoor R/C electric flyer

40 Pageboy by Frank Pisano and Leon Shulman
Inexpensive indoor micro R/C flyer with historical charm

50 Brodak’s Electric Super Clown by Will Hubin
An FM Product Review: Electric C/L made easy with this ARF

66 Kyosho’s F-16 by Greg Moore
An FM Product Review: Plug-and-play R/C electric ducted fan jet

70 FAC Nats by Don DeLoach
Check out some of the finest freeflight models you’ve ever seen

Columns
28 Great new models for the upcoming new year
Small Talk by Pat Tritle

30 Trends in the event
R/C Pattern by Dean Pappas

36 The devil is in the details
C/L Combat by Phil Cartier

38 A close look at Saito’s new .62CL motor
C/L Stunt by Allen Brickhaus

46 A varied bunch of ducted fan goodness
Fan Facts by Greg Moore

48 Some interesting sparky fliers and the MAS
Electric Flight by Don Belfort

56 More news from the workshop
Cross Files by Don Ross

60 The rudevator revisited and reader feedback
Vintage Views by Bob Noll

62 The oldest form of flying gets hi-tech
F/F Sport by Larry Kruse

64 WACO CG-4A
A View From Here by Jim Newman