AeroModeller  |  Oct 24
10 POWER TRIP SPAREY
5CC DIESEL
THIS MONTH MARIS DISLERS TESTS TWO REPLICA
SPAREY 5CC DIESELS, AND ALSO DESCRIBES OTHER
RARE EARLY BRITISH DIESEL ENGINES.
14 CLUB CORNER
IVINGHOE SOARING ASSOCIATION IS A VERY ACTIVE
CLUB WITH MEMBERS FROM A WIDE AREA. THEY FLY AT
THE FAMOUS IVINGHOE BEACON SLOPE SOARING SITE,
AND A FLAT FIELD SITE.
16 PHOTO FEATURE –
MODELAIR SCALE EVENT AT
OLD WARDEN
YOUR EDITOR VISITED THE WONDERFUL MODELAIR
SCALE EVENT AT OLD WARDEN, HELD IN PERFECT
SUMMER FLYING WEATHER. FORMER EDITOR ANDREW
BODDINGTON WAS ALSO THERE.
22 BMK THERMALHUNTER
REVIEW BY CHRIS EDGE
CHRIS EDGE TAKES A DETAILED LOOK AT THE NEWLY
INTRODUCED THERMALHUNER DEVICE FROM BMK, AND
COMPARES IT TO OTHER THERMAL DETECTION UNITS IN
THE MARKETPLACE.
28 LULU’S BACK IN TOWN!
JIM WRIGHT, FROM THE IVINGHOE SOARING
ASSOCIATION, DESCRIBES THE CONVERSION OF THE
ORIGINAL 1949 AEROMODELLER LULU FREE FLIGHT
GLIDER TO 2 CHANNEL RC.
32 FREE PLAN
THIS MONTH’S FREE PLAN IS THE CLASSIC 24 INCH
WINGSPAN JOHN KEMP MINI BOMBER, BY ANDY
BROUGH, FOR SMALL DIESEL OR GLOW PLUG ENGINES.
38 DELTA 707 RESTORATION,
FROM 1957 TO 2024 – PART 2
IN A MAJOR NEW SERIES DOUGAL MCINTYRE
DESCRIBES THE PAINSTAKING RESTORATION OF
HIS DELTA 707. PART 2 COVERS THE RUDDER RC
INSTALLATION, AND THE CONVERSION FROM FROG
DIESEL TO ELECTRIC POWER.
44 MY MODELLING LIFE,
BY JOHN GOODALL
AEROMODELLER AND TETHER CAR EXPERT JOHN
GOODALL RECOUNTS HIS MODELLING EXPERIENCES IN
OVER 70 YEARS, FROM FLYING FREE FLIGHT, CONTROL
LINE AND RADIO CONTROL MODELS, TO HIS MORE
RECENT INVOLVEMENT IN INTERNATIONAL TETHER CAR
RACING.
48 MAKING A 36 YEAR OLD
JR PCM 10 RC USABLE AGAIN
36 YEARS AFTER JOHN PERIC GIFTED A JR PCM 10 RC
TO A FRIEND, IT HAS RETURNED TO ITS ORIGINAL HOME.
HERE IS JOHN’S ACCOUNT OF BRINGING THE JR PCM UP
TO DATE, AND CONVERTING IT TO 2.4GHZ.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in AeroModeller Oct 24.