AeroModeller Magazine June 25 Back Issue

12 POWER TRIP - REDFIN MINI MK4
MARIS DISLERS TESTS THE REDFIN MINI MK4,
AN ENGINE WHICH IS CLOSELY BASED ON THE
LEGENDARY OLIVER TIGER MK4.
16 SAM 35 SPRING GALA & SWAPMEET
THE SAM35 SPRING GALA WAS HELD AT BMFA
HQ BUCKMINSTER FROM APRIL 11TH – 13TH.
YOUR EDITOR ATTENDED THE SWAP MEET ON
THE SUNDAY, ALONG WITH A HUGE NUMBER OF
OTHER ENTHUSIASTS.
20 THE RAMBLINGS OF A CONTROL LINE CLUB’S
COMP SEC
DAVE HANKS IS THE COMPETITION SECRETARY
OF THE SOUTH BRISTOL CLUB. HE DESCRIBES
THE BUSY ACTIVITIES THAT HE ORGANISES FOR
THE CLUB IN VOETSEK TRIBUTE RACING AND
TETHER CARS.
22 A PERPSPECTIVE OF EATON BRAY AND
BMFA BUCKMINSTER
JOHN GOODALL REFLECTS ON THE EATON BRAY
SPORTSDROME OF THE 1940S, AND DRAWS A
COMPARISON WITH BMFA BUCKMINSTER LODGE
AS THE NATIONAL AEROMODELLING CENTRE.
26 AEROMODELLER 90TH ANNIVERSARY -
LOOKING BACK AT EATON BRAY
2025 IS THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
OPENING OF EATON BRAY SPORTSDROME IN
BEDFORDSHIRE. AS JOHN GOODALL MENTIONED
IN HIS ARTICLE ON THE PERSPECTIVE OF EATON
BRAY WITH THE CURRENT BMFA BUCKMINSTER,
EATON BRAY WAS A BOLD BUT MISDIRECTED
ATTEMPT TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL FLYING
CENTRE. HERE, WE TAKE A RETROSPECTIVE LOOK
AT EATON BRAY.
32 AEROMODELLER 90TH ANNIVERSARY -
FLINGEL BUNT
TO COMMEMORATE THE AEROMODELLER 90TH
ANNIVERSARY THE FREE PLAN THIS MONTH IS
A REPRINT OF STOO’ HOLLAND’S FLINGEL BUNT
COMBAT WING FROM THE JANUARY 1965
AEROMODELLER, IDEAL FOR VINTAGE COMBAT
EVENTS.
36 BEGINNER’S SERIES - PART 19 SLEC/BELAIR
MERCURY MATADOR COMPLETION
STUART MARSDEN HAS NOW COMPLETED
HIS ELECTRIC POWERED RADIO CONTROL
MATADOR FROM THE SLEC (BELAIR) KIT. HERE HE
DESCRIBES THE ESSENTIAL PREPARATION FOR
THE FIRST FLIGHT, AND FINE TUNING THE TRIM
FOR SUBSEQUENT FLIGHTS.
40 GOLDEN JUBILEE RESTORATIONS - PART 1
HOW THE REMAINS OF CHARLIE JEFFREYS’
OLDEST (BUT WRECKED!) MODELS WERE
BROUGHT BACK TO GLORIOUS FLYING CONDITION,
AFTER LYING DORMANT FOR HALF A CENTURY.