Airborne Magazine - Issue #249

Kit Review: Hangar 9 Sukhoi SU-26MM by Dave Goodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 The AIRBORNE Engin-ear by Brian Winch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Kit Review: ParkZone VisionAire 3D by Mark Sills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Engine Review: Saito FG-84R3 by Brian Winch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Gratton Air Invitational by Peter Reiksts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Kit Review: Blackhorse Models Edge 540 EP V3 by Rob Macdonald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Electric Flight by Bob Hickman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Engine Review: OS GT15HZ Gas by Brian Winch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Park Pilot by Garth Bingley-Pullin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Kit Review: 42% Super Decathlons by Chris Venter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Trade Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Airborne Club Events Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Engine Review: DLE-85 by Dave Goodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Afterburner by Shane Bartlett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 On Silent Wings by Ian Roach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Rotor Roundabout by Peter Reiksts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Product Review: Increase In Output by Michael Dean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Kit Review: ParkZone Archer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Kit Review: Grob Tutor by Mark Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Ace Hobby Distributors 69 Dawn Trading 30 Nitrodude 24 Addie’s Hobbies 44 Duanes Planes 37 Northern Flying Group 38 44, 77, 81 Airborne Hardy, Malcolm 66 O’Reilly Model Products Aircraft Modelers Research 49 Hobby & Model Warehouse 44 Ozzie Traders 24 Airport West Hobbies 75 Hobby Headquarters 2, 4, 83 Power Grunt Hobbies 20 Austars Model 71 Hobby Tools Australia 44 Precision Aerobatics 62 Burbur Hobbies 17 Hyperion Australia 35 RC Wholesale 51 Ivan’s Models 66 RC World 56 15 JRC Models 17 RCGF Engines Australia 38 Concept Hobbies 20 Kay’s Wing Bags 16 SC Models 24 Cool Hobbies 44 McDaniel R/C 35 Scale Model Engines 56 Custom Retracts 20 Model Engines 3, 67, 84 Sonic-Tronics 35 DL Engines Australia 20 Monaro Models 17 WorldHobbies.com 38 Christian Traders Col Taylor 12, 24, 35 Airborne 11, 82 5

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