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September 2004


Flying Models September 2004 Contents:

Features

24 Great Planes’ Rapture 40 by John Judd
     An FM product review: agile, easy-to-build, and fun with a .40
 34 Highjacker by Allen Brickhaus, Design by Roy Trantham, Tom Luper
     Golden Age elegance in a competitive C/L Stunter
41 MiG-23 Jet Stick by Dick Scalone
     An FM centerfold: Start your own jet air force with this neat profile
50 Little Angle by Dick Sarpolus
     Nothing sedate about this spirited .40 sport ship
60 Top Gun 2004 by Phil Bousquet
     A look at some of the most gorgeous scale aircraft you’ll see
74 Balancing Fixture by Don Carkhuff
     Three very useful tools you can build yourself.

Wanna fly the Flying Models Rapture? Download the files for your Great Planes Real Flight R/C Flight Simulator. Add-ons volume one required.

Columns

30 How do battery types compare, plus some great models
     Electric Flight by Stew Meyers
32 Tales from Snider Swamp and "Fast Richard"
     F/F Sport by Larry Kruse
46 Heat: the enemy of long engine life
     R/C Pattern by Dean Pappas
48 SMALL 2004: it was a real good one
     Small Talk by Randy Randolph
56 More news from the workshop
     Cross Files by Don Ross
68 The spotlight on Taft
     Old Timer Topics by David L. Ramsey
70 Found: some very useful items for Stunt
     C/L Stunt by Allen Brickhaus
72 Bring in new blood: Combat as a Fun Fly?
     C/L Combat by Larry Driskill

Departments

4 Editorial
6 FM Clinic
10 Flying Report
20 Airmail
80 Classifieds / Ad Index
81 Dealer Directory

On the Cover:

With flaps down and gear dropped, Bryce Watson’s 1/6-scale F-5 Aggressor flies the glide slope to the runway during Top Gun 2004 competition at Lakeland-Linder Airport. Photo: Phil Bousquet

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