Fly RC table of contents. April 2008

April 2008 Issue 53

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		SPECIAL FEATURE

131		Helicopter Buyers Guide

22		Air Show Custom-commissioned giant-scale F-86 Sabres —by Tom Atwood

		Engine Review
26		O.S. Engines FS .81a A brand-new 4-stroke from O.S. —by Andrew Coholic

		PRODUCT REVIEW
36		Himax CR2816 Contra-rotating prop brushless motor —by Tom Hunt

160		Thunder Power Smart Guide LiPo Saver Series Brushless Speed Controls —by Thayer Syme

flight reports Scale warbird
—by Jason Carter

		GLOW & GAS AIRCRAFT

52		Hobby Lobby Gee Bee Y Fly this classic with gas, glow, or electric —by Jason Carter

58		Pacific Aeromodel 1/4-scale clipped-wing Monocoupe ARF
		Johnny Livingston's famous 110 Special lives again —by Mike Lee

64		Hangar 9 27% Cap 232G ARF Good looks complement great performance —by Jonathan Pope

70		Nitro Models 1.20 Piper Cub Not just a classic-an American tradition! —by Al Morris

		HELICOPTOER REVIEWS


76		Heli-Max Axe CP-L Collective success —by Bob Hastings


		ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT

84		SIG Manufacturing Waco SRE Fly this Golden Age time machine with glow or electric —by Thayer Syme

92		ParkZone T-28 Trojan RTF
		A classic postwar trainer comes to your local park —by Thayer Syme

98		Extreme Flight RC Vanquish True precision aerobatics in a compact, affordable package —by Scott Stoops

106		Park Flyers RC Mustang P-51D RTF
		An impressive first warbird —by Frank Masi

columns &
departments

12		Preflight Letter from the editor —by Tom Atwood

14		Debrief
		Your comments and questions

16		Just Landed
		Latest products & RC News —by the Fly RC staff

34		Snapshot

42		Wing Tips
		Techniques & ideas from our readers —Illustrated by David Baker

128		Indoor Runways
		Two new micro flyers from Plantraco —by Thayer Syme

170		Departure
		Scale up your model —by Marv Reese

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