R/C FLYING: WORLD’S No.1 FOR ELECTRIC AND GLIDING ENTHUSIASTS
Flight Quiet&Electric
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August 2015 www.qefimagazine.com
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Tested by us so they work for you!
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HERON RR MULTIPLEX’S 2400 MM
SPAN ELECTRIC SOARER TESTED Revell Control’s X-Spy uncovered!
Bruchsal Model Air Show report Electric Power for Large Models
Build a beauty! Fokker F-XVIII Feature Plan
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Flight INSIDE... Quiet&Electric
International
August 2015 • Issue 162
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This month’s cover sees this inspiring 2.4 m span Heron electric sailplane from Multiplex. Turn to page 14 for the full review. (Tony van Geffen photo.)
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FEATURES The Multiplex/Hitec Air Show 2015 A report from this Multiplex event held at Bruchsal in Germany with top flyers from all over Europe, making it an entertaining weekend for all as Roland Hock describes
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The Art of Aerotow
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Fokker F.XVIII (Trimotor)
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Regular readers will be familiar with Chris Williams’ large-scale sailplanes, so we asked him to explain some simple steps with tips, techniques and guidance for first-time aerotow enthusiasts
Feature This rescaled 74" span tri-motor airliner from Plan the early 1930s by Laddie Mikulasko is an all-wood construction for three 130 Watt 1000KV brushless outrunner motors and 4-function R/C Inside Sarik Vacform Vaughn Entwistle visits this creative accessory vacuum-forming company based in Herefordshire and describes how the moulds are made and canopies are pulled
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Heron RR We assess this 2400 mm span electric powered, allfoam sailplane from Multiplex that has outstanding thermalling and aerobatic characteristics
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REGULARS Plug-In Editorial, plus news, views and comment
Marketplace The latest electric flight and gliding products
Scale Soaring This month Chris is out and about in Hampshire at the Middle Wallop aerotow meet, and tells of the ‘lonely maiden’ with his latest Kite 2a design
Watt’s ‘E Up To? This time Brian Collins discusses how to determine the correct powertrain selection for larger electric models
Light Fantastic Chris Golds reveals more of ‘our’ models and finishes with a tale of enthusiasm and enlightenment!
Over There In his regular column from the U.S., Mike Lee makes good with a permanent repair to his moulded wing, and top tips on a selection of recommended ‘electric flight’ tools to carry
Small Thrust In his regular column John Stennard passes on his experience with a jammed electric undercarriage, and takes a refreshing look at a Mirage 2000
Diary Dates Where to go and what to see!
Down Under Our regular reporter Peter Pine takes a month off while Bob Hickman reports on foamy pylon racing and scale models seen at the Australian National Electric Flight Rally
Classified Adverts Our regular FREE 'For Sale' section
Web Directory Shop online for your modelling needs
Shoppers Directory Where to find your modelling needs
Coming Next Issue What to see in the September 2015 issue of Q&EFI
Beechcraft Staggerwing ARF Matthew Boddington tests this superbly detailed 1050 mm span sports-scale biplane, fitted with retracts and flaps, from RocHobby and claims it to be a great success!
Inverza Adventure John Higgins describes the fitment and performance of this large 190 cm span Hangar 9 ARF aerobat fitted with electric power
WiFi Quadcopter X-Spy Revell Control has a reputation for quality and reliability, so we asked our ‘mini drone expert’ John Stennard to take a look at their mini WiFi quadcopter
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The Multiplex/Hitec Air Show 2015 Multiplex host this annual event in Germany with top flyers from all over Europe, which makes it an entertaining weekend for all as Roland Hock (and the Multiplex Team) describes, with additional photos by Jackie Richardson An Outstanding Event with Top Pilots! This year’s MULTIPLEX Air Show took place at the LSV Bruchsal airfield near Heidelberg in Germany over the weekend of 9th and 10th May. Basking in superb weather, some of the world’s best R/C pilots put on a spectacular air show, complemented by flying at dusk and fireworks, all provided with free admission to all visitors. World Champions, European Champions and Regional Champions from the world of model flying offered non-stop action over the whole weekend. The pilots at the flightline were all connected in some way with Multiplex and Hitec, and all fly the products made by those companies. The result was a very impressive demonstration of the quality of Bretten-made components.
RIGHT: Multiplex showroom with the latest Heron, FunGlider and RockStar models (Jackie Richardson photo)
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An impressive showline with everything from small electric foamies to large scale petrol and jet-powered models
The attractive new DMFV information stand
ABOVE & RIGHT: Ulf Reichmann’s 5.66 m span SoloFox glider was fitted with smoke canisters on the wingtips (Jackie Richardson photos)
Plenty of seating with tables for the large crowds (Jackie Richardson photo)
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