4 CONTACT
Just for starters
6 SPORT SCALE MASTERCLASS
PART 10: Gordon Whitehead reviews practical design for wings
and tail structures
14 SUBJECTS FOR SCALE
REPUBLIC P-47 THUNDERBOLT
Regarded, when it first appeared as enormous by the
standards of fighter types of the day, Republic Aviation’s ‘big
bolt’ proved to be a key type during the great air battles over
Europe, and well beyond
20 THUNDERBOLT SCALE DRAWING
1:60 detailed three-views for both razorback
and bubble top P-47D
22 THUNDERBOLT IN DETAIL
Close-up photo study of the P-47D bubble top
30 indoor avro avis
Full size plans, originally designed for Co2 indoor free flight by
DAVID DEADMAN and revised for micro R/C indoor electric
power by KEN SHEPPARD.
38 FULL SIZE FREE PLAN
LUSCOMBE SILVAIRE
A 42″, wing span 1/10th size sport-scale model of a very swishlooking
American light aircraft for R/C electric power, designed
by ADRIAN BRITTON
44 A BIGGER LUSCOMBE
80″ (2032mm) wingspan, 1:5.25 scale for 4-5 function radio and
0.40 – 0.53 cu.in. size engines, designed by MIKE LOVELL
50 SILVAIRE TYPE HISTORY
Long since out of production, the Silvaire line went through several revisions of
shape and remains a true classic of lightplane aviation classic
54 SILVAIRE SCALE DRAWING
1:40 scale three-views
56 SILVAIRE 8 MASTER IN DETAIL
Surface detail for modellers
60 SIMULATED RIB STITCHING
A real rib tickler from DON HARVEY
