spread.indd 2-3 9/25/13 11:28 AM spread.indd 2-3 9/25/13 11:28 AM CONTENTS Volume 13 Number 1 January 2014 Features 26 2014 Buyer’s Guide 62 hot new products for your hangar By the Electric Flight crew 48 Pilot Reports 16 Exclusive! FMS B-25 Mitchell Panchito is bomber makes a great fi rst twin By Rick Bell 22 Flyzone Tiger Moth A classic barnstorming micro fl yer By Gerry Yarrish 38 Durafl y Fi 156 Storch An exceptional fl yer that’s priced right By Greg Gimlick 42 SIG Rascal 72 EG A popular design gets an electric makeover By Klaus Ronge 60 47 Special Helicopter Section 48 Helicopter Jamboree Electric news from the IRCHA fl ightline By Jim Ryan 52 Durafl y Auto-G V2 An unusual bird with remarkable fl ight performance By Jim Ryan 56 Hobby People X2 Fly fast with authority By Charlie Hynes Columns 60 Custom Corner 22 Easy scale details for the Hangar 9 P-40B By John Reid ON THE COVER: e FMS B-25 Mitchell 62 Aerobatics Made Easy Departments Panchito looks remarkably scale-like Fly the Inverted Circle 6 | On the Web 12 | Shop Tips as its gear retracts and landing gear By John Glezellis doors close during takeoff . Don’t miss 8 | From the 14 | Current News our exclusive Pilot Report on page 16. Cockpit 66 Tailview 64 | AirAgeStore.com Photo by Peter Hall. Dave Perrone’s Giant Flying Razor 10 | Airmail By Gerry Yarrish ELECTRIC FLIGHT (USPS # 021-655; ISSN# 2159-0672) is published bimonthly by Air Age Media, 88 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897 USA. Copyright 2013, all rights reserved. Periodicals postage permit paid at Wilton, CT and additional offi ces. Canadian Post Publications Mail Agreement No. 40008153. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Go to ModelAirplaneNews.com USA: call (800) 479-5849; Canada and elsewhere: call (386) 246-3323; fax (386) 447-2321. USA: $29 (1 year); Canada: $34 including GST (1 year); elsewhere: $39 (1 year). All international orders must be prepaid in U.S. funds; Visa, MC, Discover and AmEx accepted. EDITORIAL: Send correspondence to Electric Flight, 88 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897 USA; email: electricfl [email protected]. We welcome all editorial submissions but assume no responsibility for the loss of or damage to unsolicited material. To authors, photographers and people featured in this magazine: all materials published in Electric Flight become the exclusive property of Air Age Media unless prior arrangement is made in writing with the Publisher. ADVERTISING: Send advertising materials to Advertising Dept., Electric Flight, 88 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897 USA; (203) 431-9000; fax (203) 529-3010; [email protected]. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: To make sure that you don’t miss any issues, send your new address to Electric Flight, P.O. Box 420235, Palm Coast, FL 32142-0235 USA six weeks before you move. Please include an address label from a recent issue, or print the information exactly as shown on the label. For faster service, go to ModelAirplaneNews.com and click on the customer service link. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Electric Flight, P.O. Box 420235, Palm Coast, FL 32142-0235 USA. TOC_EF0114.indd 4 9/27/13 12:17 PM full page.indd 1 9/25/13 11:26 AM full page.indd 1 9/25/13 11:26 AM On the Web ModelAirplaneNews.com MOVIE MAKEOVER: CREATING DISNEY’S BULLDOG e Disney movie Planes features a cast of airplane characters, and when Rich Uravitch ran across the Durafl y de Havilland DH-88 Comet available from HobbyKing, he decided to transform it into “Bulldog.” He notes, “ e fact that the model was an electric twin ARF equipped with retracts, and had the servos pre-installed, made it perfect for the intended purpose. I could concentrate on the actual conversion without having to spend a huge amount of time building and fi nishing.” FLIGHT PREMIUM TECHNIQUE: SITE MASTER EXCLUSIVE! INVERTED BRUSHLESS Learning new maneuvers is MOTOR something that many pilots enjoy, but it isn’t always easy NAMES & to master advanced fl ight SIZES GET IN THE KNOW! techniques. In this video, A video of this half-scale, 15-foot-span Jason Benson will help to e way that motors electric Cub was featured in our free simplify that learning curve are named can be very weekly newsletter. It’s powered by 6S, as he explains the intricate confusing if you’re 6000mAh LiPos — that’s 7,500 watts details of mastering inverted new to electrics. For of electricity! Missed it? Sign up for the fl ight. You’ll be down on the that matter, it can be confusing if you’ve been around them for a while. newsletter at ModelAirplaneNews.com, deck fl ying upside-down in e good news is that there are only a few methods being used now. is and you’ll always be in the know! no time at all! online article by Greg Gimlick explains these terms and concentrates on outrunners, since they are most common. WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK! Please tell us what YOU want to see! Find us online at ModelAirplaneNews.com, and on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Tumblr, Instagram, or Pinterest. You can also always drop us a line at [email protected]! 6 MORE FROM THIS ISSUE AT MODELAIRPLANENEWS.COM On the Web0114.indd 6 9/26/13 6:03 PM full page.indd 1 9/24/13 2:22 PM full page.indd 1 9/24/13 2:22 PM From the Cockpit By Gerry Yarrish EDITORIAL Executive Editor Debra Cleghorn ›› [email protected] Senior Technical Editor Gerry Yarrish ›› [email protected] West Coast Senior Editor John Reid ›› [email protected] Deputy Managing Editor Katherine Pierpont Copyeditor Suzanne Saunders CONTRIBUTORS Bob Aberle, Gary Allen, Jason Benson, Budd Davisson, Roy Day, Don Edberg, Mike Gantt, Dave Garwood, Dave Gierke, Greg Gimlick, John Glezellis, Henry Haffke, Aaron Ham, Sal Iasilli, Clarence Lee, Jim Newman, Mark Rittinger, Jim Ryan, David Scott, Jerry Smith, Quique Somenzini, Aaron Strietzel, Faye Stilley, Michael Stroup, John Tanzer, Richard Thompson, Craig Trachten, Paul Tradelius, Pat Tritle, Rich Uravitch, David Vaught, Michael York, Nick Ziroli Sr. MEDIA SERVICES Vice President Media Services & Icon of Aviation Corporate Strategy Laurene R. Booth Creative Director Betty K. Nero I think the most famous WW II bomber was the B-25 Mitchell. Made famous by Jimmy Art Director Kevin Monahan Doolittle’s aircraft carrier attack on Tokyo, it set the stage to highlight the courage and Web Producer Holly Hansen bravery of America’s airmen. Several movies have followed the exploits of the Doolittle Production Assistant Paul Streeto Raiders and in doing so, has kept the twin-engine B-25 medium bomber a popular aircraft VIDEO/PHOTOGRAPHY for full-size and RC warbird enthusiasts. Photographers/Videographers Joseph Arthur, This month’s cover plane is one of the newest B-25s to hit the market and the all-silver Johnathan Henninger, Adam Lebenstein bomber from FMS is a great flyer. Distributed by HobbyKing, it comes with loads of details ADVERTISING and takes a very short time to assemble. If you have ever watched Thirty Seconds Over Advertising Director Mitch Brian ›› 203.529.4609 Tokyo and have a soft spot for these iconic ocean-going bombers, then you’re going to Senior Account Executive Ben Halladay ›› 203.529.4628 Sales Assistant Tracey Terenzi ›› 203.529.4637 love this warbird! CONSUMER MARKETING The Media Source, a division of Source Interlink Companies, UPSIDEDOWN AEROBATICS Inc. If you’re looking for more excitement to add to your RC bag of tricks, in this month’s “Aerobatics Made Easy,” columnist John Glezellis shares all you need to know to perfect MARKETING & EVENTS the inverted circle! Nothing wows the crowd quite as much as inverted flight, and when you Vice President, Marketing Laura Hagan Associate Creative Director Leslie Costa slow it down and precisely execute this move, everyone will take notice. Event Manager Emil DeFrancesco Also in this issue, we have a good mix of micro RC fliers, including the new de Havilland Tiger Moth from Flyzone and an indoor micro coaxial helicopter from Blade—the Red Bull PUBLISHING Group Publishers Louis V. DeFrancesco Jr., BO-105 CBcx. Both of these pint-size aircraft hold gallons of fun and are extremely easy Yvonne M. DeFrancesco to fly. Whether you like fixed-wing or coaxial-rotor flight, these reviews will give you the latest inside scoop. On Sale Now! FLIGHT JOURNAL SPECIAL ISSUE: SPITFIRE New from the editors of Flight Journal, this special issue is devoted to what is arguably the most beautiful and lethal fi ghter aircraft of WW II: the 88 Danbury Road Supermarine Spitfi re. Hear the voices of those who Wilton, CT 06897 USA Email electricfl [email protected] saw WW II through a Spitfi re’s gunsight from England Internet ModelAirplaneNews.com to India and all points in between. Spitfi re shares Editorial offi ces (203) 431-9000 insider information on every page and is packed with the spellbinding stories and the extraordinary Customer Service (800) 479-5849 photography that have made Flight Journal famous. For more ways to contact us, check out our Reader Services page. is one-of-a-kind collector’s issue is sure to become a must-have addition to your WW II library. Order your copy of Spitfi re today at Magazine Publishers AirAgeStore.com or pick up a copy at your local newsstand or hobby shop. RCX.com of America Printed in the USA 8 MORE FROM THIS ISSUE AT MODELAIRPLANENEWS.COM Editors_masthead0114.indd 8 9/26/13 4:01 PM full page.indd 1 9/24/13 12:45 PM Airmail Email: electricfl [email protected] | Mail: Airmail, Air Age Media, 88 Danbury Road, Wilton, CT 06897 USA MUSTANG FEVER I have loved the Mustang for years and I think e RC Bulldog — looks almost as good as it did on the big screen! your last issue with the P-51 from Hobby People on the cover was great.