March 2012

March 2012
Vol. 117 No. 3/855

Features
18 Howard DGA-5 Ike by Gary Villette
Building the icon racer of the 1930s as an electric R/C model

30 2011 JR Indoor Electric Festival by Jim Wiggin
Terry Nitsch and crew are back with the premier indoor event

38 Beardmore Inflexible by Chuck Wenlock
An early British bomber that makes a great freeflight scale subject

52 Top Flite Giant Scale P-40E by Frank Granelli
An FM Product Review: John Wayne’s back in the cockpit

58 Custom Hangar by Daniel Walton
Build this simple, portable hangar and keep your models safe

Columns
26 An original Deezil that works and other small engines
Old Timer by Mike Myers

28 More news from the workshop
Cross Files by Don Ross

36 Changing a kit to build what you want
Small Talk by Pat Tritle

48 A look at new ideas in freeflight
F/F Sport by Larry Kruse

50 New innovations in Stunt planes
C/L Stunt by Allen Brickhaus

56 A closer look at the E-36 class
Electric Flight by Stew Meyers

62 Color swatches and electric updates
Fan Facts by Greg Moore

66 Intro to Project Pattern Redux: Part 1
R/C Aerobatics by Dave Lockhart