Design by: Peter Miller Aircraft Type: Sports Aerobatic Wingspan: 52in Fuselage Length: 44 1/2" Wing Area: 624 sq.in Weight: 100oz Wing Loading: 23oz/sq.ft Rec'd Power. 52-.60 cu.in. four stroke. 40-.50 cu.in. two-stroke Engine Used: RCV 58 four-stroke Rec'd no. Channels: Rudder, Elevator, Ailerons, Throttle, Optional Retracts Featured in July 2003 RCM&E ...

Name: Flame Model Type: Reno-Inspired Sportster Wingspan: 52" Wing Chord: 11" (root) Fuselage Length: 47" All-Up Weight: 5 1/4lb Rec'd Enginbe. 46-.53 two-stroke Propeller: 12X6" with Ripmax spinner Radio: Futaba Control Functions: Rudder, Elevator, Aileron & throttle using five servos Featured in August 2003 RCM&E ...

Model Type: Semi- Scale Warbird Designed By: John Lockwood Wing Span: 49" Wing Area: 3 sq.ft. Weight: 4 1/4lbs Wing Loading: 21 oz/sq.ft. Motor: 600 Can Battery: 10- Cell 1700m Ah 4/5C Ni Cad Controller: Kontronic 30 A Article featured in December 2003 RCM&E ...

Model type: Electric transport Designed by: Tony Nijhuis Wingspan: 72” (1892mm) Wing area: 3.5sq. ft. (0.3sq. m) All-up weight: 7 lb 5oz (3.3kg) Wing loading: 33oz / sq. ft. (10kg / sq. m) Motors: 2 x Permax 600-7.2V* Gearboxes: 2.33:1* Battery: 10-cell 3000m Ah Ni MH (HVHC)*ESC: 45A* Choosing a new subject for a model is never easy, so I like to ask around & get a feel for what might interest other modellers: “ How about a nice B-17, ” I enquired, “or perhaps a Wellington?” Of course, the great thing about this sort of informal poll is that you can always ignore the results. Now, initially, when various parties suggested a medium-size Dakota, I don’t mind telling you I exercised my right to selective hearing because, to be honest, it wasn’t anywhere near the top of my wish list. However, RCM&E editor Graham Ashby wasn’t willing to be ignored... Mr. Ashby, it seems, is rather a fan of the DC-3 &, like it or not, I have to admit that its long & diverse history does lend it a certain cache
- for a commercial aircraft, that is. Although the aircraft has been in service for over 70 years (the prototype first flew on December 17 1935), the Douglas continues to operate in all corners of the world & has achieved an almost iconic status. It’s hardly surprising, then, that so many flyers want a model of the Dakota. On the prototype’s maiden flight, for instance, when it was still uncovered, with unfinished nacelles & a plant-pot stuck on its nose, the Dak’ was recognised with affection by the first modeller I met. “ Oh, a Dakota
- that’s nice. I remember jumping out of one in ‘44...” You get the picture. The upshot of all this is that Graham got his way, & his DC-3.

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