RCM&E December 2017 issue preview!

ON THE COVER…

Tony Nijhuis described his Harrier experiments in a series of articles earlier this year and, this month, returns to complete the story and describe how the VTOL challenge was finally solved. 


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CANBERRA

Andy Blackburn's facsimile of the classic twin jet is a great introduction to power scale soaring and will turn heads on 18 any hill

MICRO & MINI BLITZ

No time to build? Pah! Shaun Garrity revives two pocket deltas that you can build in a day! 


REGULARS

COUNTERPOINT

Christmas approaches, time to start dropping hints… 

SWITCH ON

A balsa revival and the return of the Chuckie! Christmas approaches, time to start dropping hints…

ALL WRITE

Over to you…

GOING PLACES

Your new events listing

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NEXT ISSUE

The classic EasyStreet makes a welcome return, a delightful vintage-style plan and plenty more…


COLUMNS

MAKE IT SCALE

Danny Fenton reports from his first control line scale comp

Engines and water don't mix, Brian Winch gets his feet wet 

WEEKENDERS

Whittaker is out of bed early to check the latest swapmeet trends

SILENT WINGS

Simon Cocker explains the lauch system that goes ping


FEATURES

PILOTS PICTORIAL

Highlighting your projects

GAYDON GOODNESS

Alex Whittaker reports from the LMA's seasonal finale

PROJECT HARRIER

Tony Nijhuis wraps up two years of VTOL experimentation

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DISCOVERY 1.6

Colin Hutchinson and Rob Thompson chart the development of an unusual motor soarer

THE KNOWLEDGE

All you need to know about model diesel engines

INVADER

In impressive style Jan Hermkens brings a rarely-modelled twin to life


REVIEWS

HAWK

FMS's new 80mm electric ducted fan jet not only looks the part but also flies well, it's the best EDF jet we've tested in fact.

JETI DS-24

There's little that Jeti's new range-topper can't do, it'll even entertain between flights

PT-17

E-flite's new bipe oozes charm and packs plenty of detail too.

SHARMA 3.2cc

Brian Winch tests a tough little diesel from deepest South Asia 

F-27 FPV

Packing a camera, E-flite's ultra-micro Stryker is back! 


It's an issue you won't want to miss so be sure to pop along to your newsagent or model shop and pick up your copy for just £5.25. Better still, why not save yourself some money over the long run, grab a gift and get your copy before anyone else by subscribing? Don't forget the Subscriber Extras too! If you would like a single print copy, you can purchase one from www.mags-uk.com