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23 Sandpiper – Bill Winter – Build this electric RC sportster with a built-up or foam core wing
29 Composite Wing Vacuum Bagging, Part Ill – Roger Johnson – Break out the epoxy resin and brushes, and let’s finish this project
34 Piper Chieftain – Richard Howard – A Rubber Scale Free Flight version of a great private twin design
38 Care and Feeding of the CL Stunt Engine – Randy Smith – Learn what to burn Each engine type requires a specific type of Fuel
40 Aerodrome ’92 – Michael Gianturco – WWI classics come alive at the Lake Guntersville Aero Replica Fighter Museum
46 Cox Hobbles’ RC E-Z Sport – Bob Aberle – FM Product Review: An inexpensive ARF RC trainer
50 Flyin’ Things for Fledglings – Earl Van Gorder – More news from the gang
56 Big Planes – Dick Sarpolus – Robart’s Incidence Meter revisited, 3-view enlarging, and more
58 RC Pattern – Dean Pappas – A look at the modern Pattern servos
60 RC Soaring – Herk Stokely – Lots of thermalling thoughts
62 RC Sport – Dick Sarpolus – The kit instruction manual has come a long way
64 Electric Flight – Don Mott – Don gives us his views on the SFA versus the AMA
66 WhirlyWords – Dale Hart – The benefits of tail rotor mixing
68 Old Timer Topics – Jim Alaback – William Bishop, founder of Comet, passes away
70 FF Sport – Larry Kruse – A variety of thermal minded subjects
72 CL Combat – Rich “Von” Lopez – More information on the Russian Stels 35/5.8 Combat engine
74 CL Stunt – Bob Hunt – Building and hinging the RD-1’s tail feathers
RC Model Boating
76 Born Again Belle, Part II – Ted Willers – Building the crankshaft, dive system, rudders, and lighting
81 RC Scale Boats – Bill Michaels – A look at JEM’s electronic offerings. and some Hobby Lobby products
On the Cover: Louis Barton built this fabulous Fokker Triplane, It was just one of many outstanding WWI replicas which showed up at the Lake Guntersville Aerodrome ’92 airshow. Louis’ 1/4 scale effort is a model of one of Baron von Richtofen’s mounts. Photo: Alexander Gianturco