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RCM&E

May 01 2025
Magazine

Catering for all aspects of R/C flying, Radio Control Models and Electronics first appeared in May 1960 and is the biggest and best selling monthly model flying magazine in the United Kingdom with a large overseas readership. RCM&E has brought benchmark levels of writing and photography to the hobby and each issue has extensive reviews, informative features and opinionated columns from a number of well-known contributors.

Welcome

SWITCH ON • Our latest round up of model flying news and miscellany

F-14 TOMCAT • Barry Stevens assembles the latest jet in the XFly-Model range of twin 40 mm EDFs

DIGITAL, ANALOGUE & PONTE 13 • This month Shaun Garrity harks back to early propo radio sets and looks forward to the annual Pontefract retro bash

SPACEWALKER FLIES AGAIN • A quarter scale SIG Spacewalker ‘loft find’ is resurrected by Martin Hardy

BUILDING A BLACKBURN • Danny Fenton works up a Blackburn Monoplane to compete with at the Indoor Scale Nationals

All Write • Have your say in RCM&E’s monthly chat room

PRETTY PUPPETEER • When building his Flair Puppeteer, Ben Smith decided to do something a little different. Mike Freeman tells all

JERSEY JERK • Kevin Powling relates the story behind little and large versions of a P-51D Mustang

FUNDROID • Mike Bell introduces his Fun Fly model made from hybrid materials

VP2600 • Frank Skilbeck adds a 102-inch span thermal soarer to his glider fleet

ST8US-PART 2 • Continuing from the last issue, Mike Freeman finishes and flies his one-metre span EDF flying wing built entirely from foamboard and brown paper

FIRST FLIGHTS OF THE YEAR • Keith Jackson reports on more build projects on the go, getting ready for the new F3A season and flying the BJ Craft Fantasista 70

EXPRESS LRS • Kev Scott provides an introduction to ELRS

DJI NEO FPV • The Editor pulls on some First Person View goggles and explores his local flying field

Going Places • Diary dates for the coming season

Marketplace • Sell off your unwanted airframes and engines or maybe buy a few new ones

Next issue

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Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

Languages

  • English