Radio Control Rotor World  |  73
FEATURES
19 Tackling the Demon
How to fit a flybarless rotor-head to a T-Rex 700
33 Nuremberg Toy Fair 2012
The second part of our in-depth report from this year’s show
40 Thunder Tiger Titan X50E competition
Your chance to win the latest electric 3D helicopter
43 The Rotavator
Our mysterious expert pilot continues going back to basics
50 Reaching for the sky pt8
It’s been another busy month in Big Bad Dom’s
helicopter diaries
58 Keeping a level head
Wayne Mason fi ts a DJI Innovations Wookong multi-rotor
stabilisation system to his scale Apache
60 Letter from America
This month Tim DiPeri’s been trying out the new Futaba 18MZ
FASST radio system
66 Spektrum DX18 preview
We take a look at the latest transmitter that was unveiled at
the Nuremberg Toy Fair
REGULARS
04 Word of mouth
The editor discusses the latest model helicopter goings on
06 Straight up
The latest news from the world of R/C model helicopters
38 Through the lens
One of our favourite shots from this month’s collection
48 Cutting edge
All the latest and greatest new model heli products
68 In tray
More of your letters, news and views
71 Coming up
The RW events listing updated for the start of the 2012 season
71 Next issue
What to look forward to in RW issue 74 out in May 2012
72 UK buyers guide & classifieds
The best model heli shops, products and services
73 Rotorworld subscriptions
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REVIEWS
10 Thunder Tiger Titan X50E
This top electric-powered 3D model from Thunder Tiger get
the full test treatment
28 Blade 450X
Another new arrival from Horizon Hobby is given a 3D
thrash test
54 T-Rex 100X
Flying indoors can be a lot of fun too, especially with the
baby T-Rex and an iPhone
60 Futaba 18MZ FASST radio system
We take a look at the latest top of the range 18-channel
2.4GHz transmitter
64 Spin Blades
Jame Cole reviews some new blades which feature
German quality and technology
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in Radio Control Rotor World 73.