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- flightLINE: Our cameras take us to Queen Creek, Arizona where our entrepid video-journalist, David Jon Devocoux, is filming at the Southwest Classic - a winch-launch glider contest . . . where both everyday pilots and World Champs like Joe Wurts and Skip Miller are having a blast! What's more, they generously spend time providing us with unique insights of the sport!
- upDRAFT: All that glider flying got our juices going, so we picked up Ace's new Whisper 1400EP - a superb 1.4m (or 54") wingspan entry-level ARF glider! Equipped with a 400-class electric motor, a folding-prop, a 5-cell battery pack and BEC (battery elinator circuit) complete with auto motor-cutoff, and a pre-installed Hitec SS2 radio . . . this is a great little model for relaxed flights, or teaching somebody the basics of R/C! It's fun, it's easy, and we show you how!
- aboutENGINES: We examine the inner workings of perhaps the most powerful production 2-stroke 120 available! Featured is Jett Engineering's 120 Sport Jett, a handcrafted masterpiece from the foundry of Houston's world famous engine guru, Dub Jett. For those not in the know, Dub is the creator of many, many world-record holding Formula 1 engines . . . and the opportunity to cast the old eyeball at one isn't something to be passed up lightly. Folks, these are very much sought after limited-availability engines expressly crafted for those discerning modelers for whom ordinary hobby-shop engines will not do! I've been a modeler for many years, and like you, I can appreciate fine quality - but the trick was in pursuading Lynn you all wanted to see such a nice engine! Anyway, we tear it down and show you what to look out for when working on the big 2-strokes . . . trust me, you'll quickly see why you want one too.
- Tips, Tricks, & Secrets: One of the problems of scratch building a model involves making things like canopies. Continuing our feature on his giant-scale 138" wingspan B-17, Larry Stenhouse shows us a solution involving vacuum forming. You'll see how easy it is to make canopies, machine-gun blisters, and a slew of other non-structural vacuum-formed parts!
- ROT8: Ignore the wind! Mikado's fabulous Logo 20, a 46-size, 24-cell electric-powered model, is both agile and has a sound kind of like a Bell Jet Ranger's turbine! Designed for conventional or CCPM set up, this very high quality piece of German engineering is capable of all weather performance.
- workBENCH: Throttled back, she's suitable as a second R/C model - but for the expert looking for fun, Hangar 9's Ultra Stick 40 tail-dragger ARF can be a blast! Powered by a reliable thumper, Saito's FA-72, and featuring either a 2 or 4-servo wing, the model can be set up for plain flaps, coupled flaps and ailerons, and crow if you use the 4 servo wing (if your transmitter is capable of it) Guess which we did?
- talkRADIO: 4-servo wings are cool, but the programming can be tricky! We don't leave you hanging with the hard part though as our easy to follow how-to on programming JR's hot XP8103 computer radio for the 4-servo wing has your model doing all the fancy maneuvers!
- newPRODUCTS: Du-Bro's new Mini E/Z Connector, Glo Caddy, & In-line Fuel Filters, Sullivan's billet aluminum fuel tank caps, PSP Mfg.'s improved throttle set-up for our test stand, and Castle Creation's Pixie 7P speed controller.
- Yup, it's another jam-packed 2-hour issue of modelSPORT you just gotta have!
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