18 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


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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 FMProduct 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


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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


Departments 4 Editorial


6 Flying Report 16 Air Mail


March 2012 Vol. 117 No. 3/855


17 Barnstormers


72 Classifieds/Ad Index 73 Dealer Directory


On the Cover: Rarin’ to go, like any good racing steed, Gary Villette’s Howard DGA-5 Ikeimpatiently awaits its pilot so it can answer the call of the starter’s flag.


Photo: Gary Villette


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