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FEATURES

WORKSHOP SECRETS 14 tips & techniques to improve your next scale project

BY GERRY YARRISH

THE IMMELMANN TURN Mix it up with this graceful and underused heli technique BY JOHN GILMORE

THUNDER TIGER REDLINE 53H This heli engine’s great looks and quality construction add extra punch

BY KLAUS RONGE

FEIBAO VELOX A fantastic sport jet in twin-boom mode BY CURTIS MATTIKOW

DESIGNING A SPORT
AIRPLANE

The evolution of one modeler’s original airplane design BY GARY DROPPO

GREAT PLANES E-FEST Podcast interviews and photos from 14 hours of RC nirvana! BY MARK FADELY

FLIGHT TESTS
Exclusive!
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KYOSHO
CURTISS P- 40 WARHAWK 50

BY KLAUS RONGE

48 HANGAR 9
PT- 19 CONTROL LINE 36
PROFILE ARF

BY JASON BENSON

60 BH MODELS
B-25J MITCHELL
BY MIKE GANTT
68 KYOSHO
CALIBER 700
BY JOHN GILMORE
84 ELECTRIFLY
EDGE 540T
BY MARK RONGE
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THE WORLD MODELS
UNIJET

BY DAVID VAUGHT

DEPARTMENTS
8 MODELAIRPLANENEWS.COM
12 PREFLIGHT
14 AIRWAVES
16 TIPS AND TRICKS
20 PILOT PROJECTS
22 80 YEARS OF MODELING
24 FLIGHTLINE
104 PRODUCT WATCH
108 RC STORE
109 CLASSIFIEDS
112 READER SERVICES &
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
COLUMNS
74 ULTIMATE ELECTRICS
BY JOHN REID
90 LET’S TALK GIANT SCALE
BY JOHN GLEZELLIS

114 FINAL APPROACH BY GERRY YARRISH

ON THE COVER/TOP: The Curtiss P- 40 Warhawk 50 is the latest offering in Kyosho’s “SQS” WW II series. See our exclusive review on page 40. TOP LEFT: Good looks and quality construction are just two things you’ll love about Thunder Tiger’s Redline 53H engine. TOP RIGHT: The Caliber 700, Kyosho’s 40-class electric heli, is the perfect fit. ABOVE LEFT: The slick-looking ElectriFly Edge 540T is perfect for everyday flying. ABOVE RIGHT: The short-wing UniJet from The World Models is one sweet little flying machine.