18 Features
18 Flying Ohm by Roy DeCamara A 1950’s R/C design comes back to life
30 E-flite Cessna 150 Aerobat 250 by Frank Fanelli An FM Product Review: Modern civil meets modern electric
38 Great Planes F-86 by Jim Wiggin An FM Product Review: Getting into the jet set, micro style
46 E-flite Nieuport 17 by Daniel Walton An FM Product Review: A fun park flier with plenty of character
52 L-19 Bird Dog by Chuck Felton A C/L sport scale model that is spot on
30 38 Columns
26 Spring is in the air F/F Sport by Larry Kruse
28 Keeping up with fellow modelers C/L Stunt by Allen Brickhaus
34 A look into Flyzone’s micro models Electric Flight by Stew Meyers
36 The stuff that dreams are made of Old Timer by Mike Myers
42 Meet “Yuri”, a Europa Pro LT, star of the series Project Pattern Redux by Dave Lockhart
44 More on the science of c.g. Fan Facts by Greg Moore
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Departments 4 Editorial
6 Flying Report 16 Air Mail
17 Barnstormers
64 Classifieds/Ad Index 65 Dealer Directory
50 A little formation flying Small Talk by Pat Tritle
58 Covering with Ceconite by Russell Ross An easy way to capture the look of fabric covering
May 2012 Vol. 117 No. 5/857
On the Cover: Said by many to be the “most loved trainer in all the world”, E-flite’s Cessna 150 Aerobatcruises in a cool winter sky. Frank Fanelli, who is no stranger to the fullscale 150, reviews this month’s feature starting on page 30.
Photo: Jim Wiggin
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