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      <title>1957 01 Aeromodeller Jan 1957</title>
      <link>https://hpa.aeromodelling.gr/plans/details.php?image_id=1737</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:12:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Uploaded by ilgk48.

Thank to Nigel_M for supplying the missing page.
The credits for this issue have been lost but are assumed to belong to Hip Pocket Aeronautics Plans Gallery. Anyone who can provide information on this matter can contact &quot;Anonymus member from the past&quot; in https://hpa.aeromodelling.gr/

TECHNICAL NOTES
The size of the original hardcopy is 7.25&quot; x 9.75&quot; (about 18.5cm x 24.8 cm). 
Warning: the &quot;Full size&quot; drawings are out of scale.
Added missing page 50.


AEROMODELLER January 1957
Legend for the plans drawings:
Full C:= Free full size printed on a single page or in the central pages;
Full P:= Free full size printed on separated pages to be joined;
Pull Out:= Free full size printed on a detachable banner;
Scaled:= Plan is printed in a reduced scale;
Sketch:= Schematic drawing eventually with measures;
3View:= High quality sketch;
Order:= Full size plan is available on demand (not free).
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PLANS in this issue

ALBATROSS DVA
McHard
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=1662

LUCIFER
Bob Amor
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=6197

GLOSTER JAVELIN; AIRCRAFT IN SERVICE #
G.A.G. Cox
Gloster Javelin description 1/72nd 3 View
3View

CONTENTS
(page numbering may have errors)

COVER

9 - THIS YEAR NEXT YEAR
Opinion on revised FAI Competition rules

10 - HEARD AT THE HANGAR DOORS
Photography Easy to Fly Film Harry York Obituary Concours Delegance response

11 - REPORT ON FAI MEETING
International meeting venues and dates Rule changes

12 - ALBATROSS DVA
McHard
1/8 Scale Free Flight plan and article on &quot;Albatross DVA&quot; (APS FSP 646)

15 - 1956 WORLD SPEED CHAMPIONSHIPS
Hundleby
Report of World Speed Championships Florence

19 - 1956 WORLD A2 GLIDER CHAMPIONSHIPS
Report of World A2 Glider Championships Florence

24 - LUCIFER
Amor
A2 Glider &quot;Lucifer&quot; plan and article place 2nd Florence

26 - TRADE NOTES
Props Frog delta ED Transistor receiver Humbrol tissue paste

27 - GLOSTER JAVELIN; AIRCRAFT IN SERVICE #
G.A.G. Cox
Gloster Javelin description 1/72nd 3 View

28 - GLOSTER JAVELIN 3-VIEW UNION PAGE JOINED WITH PAGE 29

30 - WORLD NEWS
News from around the world

32 - TAIFUN HURRIKAN 1/48
Ron Warring
Review of Taifun Hurrikan 1/48 1.5cc diesel

34 - WHAT'S THE ANSWER ? CG POSITION
How can models fly with CG behind trailing edge

35 - KNOW YOUR ENGINE (10)
Part 8 Cooling

38 - MODEL NEWS
Shooting Star Dynajet Rubber speed record Control Line and Free Flight News

40 - TORSION BAR UNDERCARRIAGES
Description of torsion bar U C construction

42 - PROPELLER RPM FIGURES
Data on torque absorption for the Frog plastic range of propellers

44 - RADIO CONTROL NOTES
Boys
Report on experiments with delayed relay circuits and range checks

46 - CLUB NEWS
News from around the UK

CREDITS
This document is for no profit. 
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      <title>1957 12 Aeromodeller Dec 1957</title>
      <link>https://hpa.aeromodelling.gr/plans/details.php?image_id=1736</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:12:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Uploaded by ilgk48.

Thank to Nigel_M for supplying the missing pages.
The credits for this issue have been lost but are assumed to belong to Hip Pocket Aeronautics Plans Gallery. Anyone who can provide information on this matter can contact &quot;Anonymus member from the past&quot; in https://hpa.aeromodelling.gr/

TECHNICAL NOTES
The size of the original hardcopy is 7.25&quot; x 9.75&quot; (about 18.5cm x 24.8 cm). 
Warning: the &quot;Full size&quot; drawings are out of scale.
Missing pages 620,621 added.


AEROMODELLER December 1957
Legend for the plans drawings:
Full C:= Free full size printed on a single page or in the central pages;
Full P:= Free full size printed on separated pages to be joined;
Pull Out:= Free full size printed on a detachable banner;
Scaled:= Plan is printed in a reduced scale;
Sketch:= Schematic drawing eventually with measures;
3View:= High quality sketch;
Order:= Full size plan is available on demand (not free).
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PLANS in this issue

SE 5A
Doug McHard
Power Scale
Pull Out
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=793

CHLOE
Ron Darr
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=2091

SE5A; FAMOUS BIPLANES #12
G.A.G. Cox
1/48 plan and description
3View

BREGUET 901
Alain Millon
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=2092

SAUCY SATELLITE (JOKE MODEL)
Ray Malmstrom
Full C
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=2891

SKYHAWK
L. Ellis
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=2218

CONTENTS
(page numbering may have errors)

COVER
Added free plan for SE 5A by McHard (FSP 682)

629 - EDITORIAL
Christmas wishes

630 - HEARD AT THE HANGAR DOORS
Editorial comment

632 - MORE ON PLASTICS
improving plastic models

637 - PILOT FOR THE SE5A
McHard
pilot carving

640 - CHLOE
Darr
36&quot; span high wing sport model for 0.5cc engines

644 - RAF CHAMPIONSHIPS
Contest report of RAFMAA Championships

647 - WORLD NEWS

650 - MANNOCK KING OF AIR FIGHTERS
Whitehouse
Biography of Mick Mannock

653 - ARMCHAIR AERONAUTICS
Hundleby
Project Vanguard Radio Control Mechanisms Boys' Book of Flight British Aeroplanes 1914 1918 

654 - ALL BRITAIN RALLY
Radlett 22 September 1957

656 - SE5A; FAMOUS BIPLANES #12
G.A.G. Cox
1/48 plan and description

660 - PETE'S BLEEP
Holland
Novelty all sheet Jetex satellite shaped model

661 - ENGINE ANALYSIS PAW SPECIAL
Ron Warring
Engine analysis

663 - WHAT'S THE ANSWER
Unstable gliders on tow

664 - BREGUET 901
1/4 Scale plan and description from Model Reduit de l'Avion 67 5&quot; span glider

664 - SAUCY SATELLITE
Ray Malmstrom
small control line all sheet model of a satellite 

666 - MOTOR MART
notes on engines

668 - READERS WRITE

672 - SKYHAWK
Ellis
18&quot; span class A control line team racer Jet lookalike

675 - DECOR DETAIL
P.L. Gray
German WW1 aircraft finish

679 - HOW MANY LINES
Ron Moulton
Control line 3 line control

682 - GADGET REVIEW

684 - RADIO CONTROL NOTES
Magnetic and motor driven servo units

686 - CRUMBS
Joke model plan

687 - CLUB NEWS

CREDITS
This document is for no profit. 
If published in another web site please kindly give credits to Hpa.aeromodelling.gr and use the proper hiperlink to the original source of the document in https://hpa.aeromodelling.gr/plans/index.php.]]></description>
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      <title>1957 10 Aeromodeller Oct 1957</title>
      <link>https://hpa.aeromodelling.gr/plans/details.php?image_id=1735</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:04:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Uploaded by ilgk48.

Thanks to Nigel_M for supplying the missing pages.
The credits for this issue have been lost but are assumed to belong to Hip Pocket Aeronautics Plans Gallery. Anyone who can provide information on this matter can contact &quot;Anonymus member from the past&quot; in https://hpa.aeromodelling.gr/

TECHNICAL NOTES
The size of the original hardcopy is 7.25&quot; x 9.75&quot; (about 18.5cm x 24.8 cm). 
Warning: the &quot;Full size&quot; drawings are out of scale.
Added pages 510, 545, 548


AEROMODELLER October 1957
Legend for the plans drawings:
Full C:= Free full size printed on a single page or in the central pages;
Full P:= Free full size printed on separated pages to be joined;
Pull Out:= Free full size printed on a detachable banner;
Scaled:= Plan is printed in a reduced scale;
Sketch:= Schematic drawing eventually with measures;
3View:= High quality sketch;
Order:= Full size plan is available on demand (not free).
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PLANS in this issue

SWORD
J. Templeman
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=1988

G.B. 1X
Geoff Brewin
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=1990

BRISTOL F2B; FAMOUS BIPLANES #11
G.A.G. Cox
The Bristol F2b Fighter in detail with drawings and colour schemes to construct a 1/48 Scale replica
3View

INDORA
John .H. Dixon
Full C
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=2890

CONTENTS
(page numbering may have errors)

COVER

515 - CONTENTS
Side panel on the World Championship reflections

516 - HEARD AT THE HANGAR DOORS
News and Views 

519 - SWORD
Templeman
Build this 33in span control liner for sport stunt or combat flying with a 2.5 to 3.5cc engine Plan No 674

520 - ROUND THE RALLIES
Round up of reports on rallies in the UK and Ireland

522 - ENGINE ANALYSIS 40
Ron Warring
Test on the new series 100 Veco 19 glow plug which was found to be a robust and easy handling engine Full size side view with beam mounting dimensions

524 - MONACO INTERNATIONAL
Report on the Hydromodels meeting on the Riviera With pictures and results 

525 - IRCMS CONTEST
Boys
Radio Contest at RAF Wellesbourne Mountford reported by Howard Boys 

526 - G.B. 1X
Brewin
Build this 66in span A2 glider with the latest design features and contest winning performance Plan No G676

528 - WORLD NEWS
Round up of news from around the world 

530 - CANADA'S ACE OF 2 SEATERS
P.L. Gray
The story of a lesser known Canadian pilot who was an exponent of the Bristol F2b Fighter and fought with some success with his observer Sgt L F Powell 

532 - BRISTOL F2B; FAMOUS BIPLANES #11
G.A.G. Cox
The Bristol F2b Fighter in detail with drawings and colour schemes to construct a 1/48 Scale replica

534 - BRISTOL 3-VIEW JOINED WITH PAGE 535

536 - ...

537 - INDORA
Dixon
Full size plans to build an indoor HLG

538 - WORLD A/2 GLIDER CHAMPS
Hundleby
Four pages of reports with pictures and results tables from the A 2 in Czechoslovakia

542 - WORLD SPEED CHAMPS
Five page report from Czechoslovakia with pictures and results tables on the World Speed Championships 

547 - TRADE NOTES
The latest items available in the shops 

548 - RADIO CONTROL NOTES
Boys
More on the developing radio control scene Notes that the GPO may cause interference to signals 

550 - INTERNATIONAL POSTAL CONTEST
Montgomery
Review of the first successful event run by inter club correspondence in Canada England Holland and the USA With pictures and results tables 

552 - CLUB NEWS
News from around the Clubs by Area 

560 - GET IT HERE
Where to buy your modelling needs

561 - CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
For Sale and Wanted items

CREDITS
This document is for no profit. 
If published in another web site please kindly give credits to Hpa.aeromodelling.gr and use the proper hiperlink to the original source of the document in https://hpa.aeromodelling.gr/plans/index.php.]]></description>
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      <title>1957 06 Aeromodeller Jun 1957</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:14:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[I pleaded by ilgk48.

Thank to Nigel_M for supplying the missing pages.
The credits for this issue have been lost but are assumed to belong to Hip Pocket Aeronautics Plans Gallery. Anyone who can provide information on this matter can contact &quot;Anonymus member from the past&quot; in https://hpa.aeromodelling.gr/

TECHNICAL NOTES
The size of the original hardcopy is 7.25&quot; x 9.75&quot; (about 18.5cm x 24.8 cm). 
Warning: the &quot;Full size&quot; drawings are out of scale.


AEROMODELLER June 1957
Legend for the plans drawings:
Full C:= Free full size printed on a single page or in the central pages;
Full P:= Free full size printed on separated pages to be joined;
Pull Out:= Free full size printed on a detachable banner;
Scaled:= Plan is printed in a reduced scale;
Sketch:= Schematic drawing eventually with measures;
3View:= High quality sketch;
Order:= Full size plan is available on demand (not free).
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PLANS in this issue

RYAN SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS
Ron Moulton
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=1463

RYAN NYP SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS; AIRCRAFT DESCRIBED #85
Ron Moulton
Description and 1/72nd 3 View of &quot;Ryan N Y P Spirit of St Louis&quot;
3View

COURIER
Brian Cracknell
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=1462

BOULTON PAUL OVERSTRAND; FAMOUS BIPLANES #9
G.A.G. Cox
Boulton Paul Overstrand Description 1/72nd 3 view construction notes for solid model
3View

SKIFFLER
Dave Platt
CL Stunt
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=1464

CONTENTS
(page numbering may have errors)

COVER

293 - NEW RULES FOR OLD
Hundleby
New FAI rules approved by large majority of nations British should accept them with good grace

294 - HEARD AT THE HANGAR DOORS
Movie &quot;Spirit of St Louis&quot; new paper for APS plans more on &quot;Fox Moth&quot; Northern Models Exhibition

296 - RYAN NYP SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS
Ron Moulton
Plan and construction article for &quot;Ryan N Y P Spirit of St Louis&quot; (APS FSP 663)

298 - RYAN NYP SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS; AIRCRAFT DESCRIBED #85
Ron Moulton
Description and 1/72nd 3 View of &quot;Ryan N Y P Spirit of St Louis&quot;

301 - TRADE NOTES
Contest Kits &quot;Calypso Major&quot; Yeoman Quick build kits KeilKraft &quot;Joker&quot; stop watch red silk Ripmax rechargeable accumulator

302 - MANCUNIAN MICROFILMIES
Rushbrooke
Report on indoor flying at the Corn Exchange Manchester

304 - WORLD NEWS
News from around the world Scaled plan of Jerry McGlashan's (Canada) FAI power duration model

306 - COURIER
Cracknell
Plan and construction article for Free Flight sport model &quot;Courier&quot; (APS PET 662)

308 - BOULTON PAUL OVERSTRAND; FAMOUS BIPLANES #9
G.A.G. Cox
Boulton Paul Overstrand Description 1/72nd 3 view construction notes for solid model

310 - BOULTON 3-VIEW JOINED WITH 311

312 - ... END ARTTICLE

313 - ENGINE ANALISYS OS 29
Ron Warring
Review of OS 29 5cc glowplug engine

315 - WHAT'S THE ANSWER ? DOWNTHRUST
Downthrust does not necessarily mean waste of power

316 - HIGH RESISTANCE ACTUATOR (RELAYTOR)
Ives
Plan and construction details for &quot;Relaytor&quot; for radio control designed by Tommy Ives

318 - SKIFFLER
Dave Platt
Plan and construction article for control line stunt model &quot;Skiffler&quot; (APS Control Line 665)

320 - AEROMODELLING STEP BY STEP
Moulding canopies

322 - HOW TO STUNT YOUR RASCAL
How to perform your first loop with &quot;Rascal&quot; plan in May issue (APS Control Line 660)

324 - KNOW YOUR ENGINE (13)
Part Eleven. Engine speed control

326 - VISIT TO VERON
Visit to Model Aircraft (Bournemouth) Ltd (Veron) factory

328 - CLUB NEWS
News from around the UK event dates

CREDITS
This document is for no profit. 
If published in another web site please kindly give credits to Hpa.aeromodelling.gr and use the proper hiperlink to the original source of the document in https://hpa.aeromodelling.gr/plans/index.php.]]></description>
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      <title>1957 03 Aeromodeller Mar 1957</title>
      <link>https://hpa.aeromodelling.gr/plans/details.php?image_id=1726</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:47:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(*)
The credits for this issue have been lost but are assumed to belong to Hip Pocket Aeronautics Plans Gallery. Anyone who can provide information on this matter can contact &quot;Anonymus member from the past&quot; in https://hpa.aeromodelling.gr/

TECHNICAL NOTES
The size of the original hardcopy is 7.25&quot; x 9.75&quot; (about 18.5cm x 24.8 cm). 
Warning: the &quot;Full size&quot; drawings are out of scale.
Pages 140,141 are joined


AEROMODELLER March 1957
Legend for the plans drawings:
Full C:= Free full size printed on a single page or in the central pages;
Full P:= Free full size printed on separated pages to be joined;
Pull Out:= Free full size printed on a detachable banner;
Scaled:= Plan is printed in a reduced scale;
Sketch:= Schematic drawing eventually with measures;
3View:= High quality sketch;
Order:= Full size plan is available on demand (not free).
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PLANS in this issue

SOPWITH 1-1/2 STRUTTER
Brian Sichi
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=1239

DUNNE TAILLESS
H.E. Mayles
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=1237

DE HAVILLAND D H 112 VENOM; AIRCRAFT IN SERVICE #1
G.A.G. Cox
De Havilland DH 112 Venom description 1/72nd 3 View
3View

DUELLIST
A. Tristany
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=1238

FOKKER DR 1; AIRCRAFT DESCRIBED #83
P.L. Gray
Description and 1/72nd 3 View of &quot;Fokker Dr 1&quot;
3View

CONTENTS
(page numbering may have errors)

COVER

123 - SHADES OF FAIT ACCOMPLI
Criticism of FAI decision to hold world championships every other year

124 - HEARD AT THE HANGAR DOORS
Control Line Constellation Aeromodelling on BBC FAI Rules Microfilms in Manchester

126 - SOPWITH 1 1/2 STRUTTER
Sichi
Plan and construction article for control line stunt near Scale &quot;Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter&quot; (APS Control Line651)

128 - PAINTING YOUR PLASTICS
Finishing plastic Models

131 - ARMCHAIR AERONAUTICS
Book Reviews 

132 - WORLD NEWS
News from around the world

134 - SOVIET AEROMODELLING
P Anokhin 
Review of Soviet Aeromodelling

136 - DUNNE TAILLESS
Mayles
Plan and Construction article for semi Scale &quot;Dunne Tailless&quot; (APS U652)

138 - DE HAVILLAND D H 112 VENOM; AIRCRAFT IN SERVICE #1
G.A.G. Cox
De Havilland DH 112 Venom description 1/72nd 3 View

140 - DE HAVILLAND VENOM - 3 VIEW UNION PAGE

142 - MODEL NEWS
Spitfire Duellist Convair Harlequin DIII Viper Glo Bug R6B Delta Speed 

144 - FROG 80
Ron Warring
Review of 8cc Diesel

146 - WHAT'S THE ANSWER ? PROPELLER EFFICIENCY
Choosing the right propeller

147 - TRADE NOTES
Sebel Gull KK Terylene Control Line cord KK Bobbins Mercury Mustang Odeon radio components

148 - RADIO CONTROL NOTES
Boys
HMV Radio &quot;R6 B&quot; modifications Spark interference German reed relay Los Angeles Larks club

150 - DUELLIST
Tristany
Plan and construction article for control line combat &quot;Duellist&quot; (APS Control Line 648)

152 - FOKKER DR 1; AIRCRAFT DESCRIBED #83
P.L. Gray
Description and 1/72nd 3 View of &quot;Fokker Dr 1&quot;

154 - KNOW YOUR ENGINE (11)
Part ten. Tanks and fuel feeds

156 - 10TH AUSTRALIAN NATIONALS
Report of 10th Australian Nationals

157 - CLUB NEWS
News from around the UK event dates

CREDITS
This document is for no profit. 
If published in another web site please kindly give credits to Hpa.aeromodelling.gr and use the proper hiperlink to the original source of the document in https://hpa.aeromodelling.gr/plans/index.php.]]></description>
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      <title>1957 02 Aeromodeller Feb 1957</title>
      <link>https://hpa.aeromodelling.gr/plans/details.php?image_id=1725</link>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:46:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[(*)
The credits for this issue have been lost but are assumed to belong to Hip Pocket Aeronautics Plans Gallery. Anyone who can provide information on this matter can contact &quot;Anonymus member from the past&quot; in https://hpa.aeromodelling.gr/

TECHNICAL NOTES
The size of the original hardcopy is 7.25&quot; x 9.75&quot; (about 18.5cm x 24.8 cm). 
Warning: the &quot;Full size&quot; drawings are out of scale.


AEROMODELLER February 1957
Legend for the plans drawings:
Full C:= Free full size printed on a single page or in the central pages;
Full P:= Free full size printed on separated pages to be joined;
Pull Out:= Free full size printed on a detachable banner;
Scaled:= Plan is printed in a reduced scale;
Sketch:= Schematic drawing eventually with measures;
3View:= High quality sketch;
Order:= Full size plan is available on demand (not free).
---
PLANS in this issue

DELTA 707
F.W. Biesterfeld
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=1640

LOENING OL 9
C.F. Stuby
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=807

HANDLEY PAGE HEYFORD; FAMOUS BIPLANES #7
G.A.G. Cox
The Handley Page Heyford heavy bomber described in detail to build a 1/72nd Scale solid Scale replica from the full size plans on p 84 and 85
3View

PDQ
R.L.S. Taylor
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=2993

CONTENTS
(page numbering may have errors)

COVER

67 - CONTENTS

68 - HEARD AT THE HANGAR DOORS
News and Views

71 - DELTA 707
Biesterfeld
Instructions for this 36 in span semi Scale delta either Free Flight or radio control for pusher 1.5cc diesel engines Reduced size Plan No RC649 on p 70

72 - IMPROVE YOUR PLASTICS PT L
Notes on making the latest plastic model kits

75 - EJECTION GEAR FOR MODELS
Champion
Details of a device for ejecting &quot;crew&quot; or equipment from a model in flight a bit of fun 

76 - WORLD NEWS
News from around the modelling world Includes details of new 50g rule Wakefield from Czechoslovakia by Cizek

78 - LOENING OL 9
Stuby
Build this 47 in span Free Flight Scale biplane flying boat for 1/3 to 1.5cc engines Reduced Scale plan on pg 78 WP 650

80 - SAFE PROP REPAIRS
Waldron
The &quot;safe&quot; repair of power model propellers for use again 

81 - RAF GEN
Fergusson
Explanation of badges and coats of arms in the Royal Air Force

82 - HANDLEY PAGE HEYFORD; FAMOUS BIPLANES #7
G.A.G. Cox
The Handley Page Heyford heavy bomber described in detail to build a 1/72nd Scale solid Scale replica from the full size plans on p 84 and 85 

87 - TRADE NOTES
Resume of the latest items available in the shops

88 - KNOW YOUR SILENCERS
A learned treatise on the use of silencers on various engines and models Construction and effects discussed 

90 - MOTOR MART
Introducing nine new engines available in recent days from the Frog 80 to the Fox 29R 

92 - MODEL NEWS
A variety of models featured including waterborne and Scale Includes picture of an ATC cadet with his models showing the flag 

94 - ENGINE ANALYSIS 30
Ron Warring
Test of the powerful 3.5cc Davies Charlton &quot;Manxman&quot; diesel engine Gives full size side view with beam mounting dimensions

96 - WHAT'S THE ANSWER
Questions for self test on Round the Pole flying

97 - READERS LETTERS
Pertinent points from our daily correspondence

98 - FLYING IN THE CLUBROOM
Fun with Round the Pole flying including speed duration and team racing All possible in a room 13 ft wide 

99 - PDQ
Taylor
Reduced Scale plan of PDQ British Indoor record holding Round the Pole model for Rubber power Plan No I 647

100 - RADIO CONTROL NOTES
Guidance for constructors of the Hill receiver and information on a Canadian Motorised Actuator

102 - AEROMODELLING STEP BY STEP
Notes on the construction of tapered wing ribs

103 - CLUB NEWS
News from the Clubs by Area 

104 - QUICKIES
Quick tips for all types of models In this case Rubber and glider 

105 - ODD TIPS
Czechoslovakian Timer Tank System

110 - GET IT HERE
Where to buy your modelling needs

111 - CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
For Sale and Wanted items

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      <title>1957 05 Aeromodeller May 1957</title>
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AEROMODELLER May 1957
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PLANS in this issue

RASCAL (F. CALLON)
Ron Moulton
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VICKERS ARMSTRONG WALRUS II
Aeromodeller Staff
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=61

MORANE SAULNIER TYPE L; AIRCRAFT DESCRIBED #84
P.L. Gray
Morane Saulnier type L. Description and 1/72nd 3 View of &quot;Morane Saulnier Type L&quot;
3View

SOUTHERN SUE
Bob Howie
Build Australia's top A/2 glider.
Sketch

WESTLAND WHIRLWIND; AEROPLANES IN OUTLINE #50
Westland Whirlwind. Description and 1/72nd 3 View of &quot;Westland Whirlwind&quot; helicopter
3View

CONTENTS
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COVER

236 - HEARD AT THE HANGAR DOORS
World Championships delay with April issue obituaries Robert (Bobby) Burns D S Barton articles by Arch Whitehouse

238 - RASCAL
F.Callon, Ron Moulton
Follow the Reverend F.Callon's stage by stage illustrated instructions for this specially designed stunt trainer by Ron Moulton using 1-1.5 cc

241 - WHAT'S THE ANSWER
Pros and cons of straight versus circular glide trim

242 - SCHEME THOSE COLOURS
Dave Platt
Designing attractive colour schemes for control line stunters

244 - VICKERS ARMSTRONG WALRUS
Aeromodeller
Amphibious model of the famous Shagbat for 0.75 to 1 cc

246 - LIEUT. WARNEFORD V.C.
Arch Whitehouse
Epic story of Lt Warneford V C first British airman to destroy a Zeppelin in WW1

250 - MORANE SAULNIER TYPE L; AIRCRAFT DESCRIBED #84
P.L. Gray
Morane Saulnier type L. Description and 1/72nd 3 View of &quot;Morane Saulnier Type L&quot;

252 - WORLD NEWS
Contests in Russia Finland Sweden Pakistan new Australian magazine &quot;Model News&quot;

254 - SOUTHERN SUE
Bob Howie
Build Australia's top A/2 glider.

256 - WESTLAND WHIRLWIND; AEROPLANES IN OUTLINE #50
Westland Whirlwind. Description and 1/72nd 3 View of &quot;Westland Whirlwind&quot; helicopter

259 - RADIO CONTROL NOTES
Tommy Ives
The Aeromodeller Transistor Receiver

262 - INTO THE OLIVER TIGER'S DEN
Visit to Oliver's engine factory

264 - ENGINE ANALYSIS 35
Ron Warring
Barbini B38 1 CC Diesel

266 - MODEL NEWS
Latest news in model shapes as selected from our readers' pictures. German Radio control models B26 Marauder Curtiss Goshawk &quot;Scarlet Pimpernel&quot; &quot;Eros&quot; Mitchell EE P1 Canberra Hunter.

268 - GADGET REVIEW
Engine mounting needle valve tanks wing and tail fixings and reinforcements fuse lighting cutting thick balsa

270 - CLUB NEWS

285 - SOUTHERN SUE UNION PAGE
Southern Sue

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      <title>1957 07 Aeromodeller Jul 1957</title>
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AEROMODELLER July 1957
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PLANS in this issue

CESSNA 172
Peter Holland
RC Scale
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CONVAIR XFY POGO
Also chuck
Full C
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=11556

HATCHETMAN
J. Roderick
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=1809

STAR DUST
W.B. Hart
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=1814

CONTENTS
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COVER

347 - CONTENTS

348 - HEARD AT THE HANGAR DOORS
News and Views 

350 - BILLY BARKER VC
Whitehouse
The epic story of Billy Barker VC who scored 53 official victories in the RFC but was killed in a flying accident in Canada in 1930 

352 - SOPWITH SNIPE; AIRCRAFT DESCRIBED #86
P.L. Gray
Sopwith Snipe the last of the rotary engined fighters used by the RFC RAF Full size 1/72nd Scale plan with cockpit and colour details

354 - RADIO CONTROL AND COMBAT AT WOBURN
Report on meeting at The Duke of Bedford's estate Flying included demonstrations by American Radio Control and Control Line doyens Howard Bonner and Bob Palmer 

357 - CESSNA 172
Holland
Building a 72 in replica for Free Flight or Radio Control Reduced plans on p 356 for this model FSP 666

358 - KNOW YOUR ENGINE (14)
Part Eleven concluded. Engine speed control.

360 - TRADE NOTES
The latest items available in the shops Shows an interesting picture of the Elmic Universal timer and its (many) component parts 

362 - SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONALS
Allen
Report on this event Also demonstrations by Bob Palmer and Howard Bonner 

364 - WORLD NEWS
Round up of news from various venues as far apart as Japan and Denmark 

366 - CONVAIR XFY
Scale profile model of the experimental VTO Interceptor for the US Navy For Jetex or catapult launch Full size plan on pg 366 &amp; 367

368 - MODEL NEWS
A variety of models featured including waterborne and Scale Sea Otter Scale seaplane Control Line model is Model of the Month

370 - HATCHETMAN
Roderick
A simple 42 1/2 in span glider to the A 1 Nordic class rules Building and flying notes for Plan No G666 

371 - WHAT'S THE ANSWER
Self test questions on trimming using tail plane tilt

372 - ENGINE ANALYSIS 37
Ron Warring
Test of the 2.5cc ball bearing diesel from Davies Charlton Gives full size side front view with beam mounting dimensions

374 - CZECH MODELLING HINTS
Quick tips on dethermalisers and incidence checking devices 

375 - GALLOPING GHOST
Rambo
A learned treatise by Nathan H Rambo lll (really!) on this revolutionary development in Radio Control providing simultaneous proportional rudder and elevator control 

379 - STAR DUST
Hart
Build this 48in span sport contest model for 1 to 1.5cc engines from Plan No PET 667 Reduced Scale plan on p 378

380 - RADIO CONTROL NOTES
Boys
More on Radio Control including the question&quot; are Actuators reliable?&quot;

382 - MOTOR MART
Latest news of model engines from USA and Europe Includes the Eifflaender 2.5cc limited edition diesel 

383 - ARMCHAIR AERONAUTICS
Sagittarius
Review of interesting books to read including &quot;Joining the RAF&quot;

384 - CLUB NEWS
News from around the Clubs by Area 

392 - GET IT HERE
Where to buy your modelling needs

393 - CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
For Sale and Wanted items

397 - CONVAIR XFY POGO UNION PAGE
Convair XFY Pogo chuck glider or for Jetex

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      <title>1957 04 Aeromodeller Apr 1957</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:11:20 GMT</pubDate>
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TECHNICAL NOTES
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AEROMODELLER April 1957
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PLANS in this issue

SMOG HOG
Howard Bonner
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DREAM WEAVER
Dave Posner
Order
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DE HAVILLAND  83 FOX MOTH
B. Barton
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=2089

SPAD XIII C1; FAMOUS BIPLANES #8
G.A.G. Cox
SPAD XIII C1 Description 1/72nd 3 view
3View

GRUMMAN F9F 8 COUGAR; AEROPLANES IN OUTLINE #49
Description and 1/72nd 3 View of &quot;Grumman F9F 8 Cougar&quot;
3View

CONTENTS
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COVER

175 - TOWARDS RADIO CONTROL PROGRESS
Hundleby
Announces that Aeromodeller will provide construction articles for radio control models and equipment

176 - HEARD AT THE HANGAR DOORS
Jan Feb March issues sold out Ray Gibbs awarded Royal Aero Club Bronze Medal (first for modeller) more on Fokker Triplane

178 - SMOG HOG
Bonner
Plan and construction article for &quot;Smog Hog&quot; radio control aerobatic model (APS Radio Control659)

183 - DREAM WEAVER
Dave Posner
Plan and account of the development of &quot;Dream Weaver&quot; Free Flight power duration model (APS PET 653)

184 - NEW ZEALAND NATIONALS
Ramsay
Contest report

186 - HOW TO BE A WORLD CHAMPION
Wannop
Pen picture of Rudi Lindner German Free Flight glider champion

189 - TRADE NOTES
Plastic kits and accessories Mercury control line kits Mercury and Frog fuel tanks Frog plastic propellers

190 - MOTOR MART
Frog 50 withdrawn from production Cox Pee Wee announced news from Allen Mercury Oliver Tiger Barbini

192 - DE HAVILLAND 83 FOX MOTH
Barton
Plan and Construction article for Free Flight Scale model for &quot;DH 83 Fox Moth&quot; (APS FSP 654)

194 - SPAD XIII C1; FAMOUS BIPLANES #8
G.A.G. Cox
SPAD XIII C1 Description 1/72nd 3 view

199 - AEROMODELLING STEP BY STEP
Application of metal covering

200 - BYRA 1.5 DIESEL AND WEBRA 1.7CC GLOW
Ron Warring
Reviews of Byra 1.5cc diesel and Webra 1.7cc glow engines

203 - PROPELLER R P M FIGURES
Torque absorption curves for Stunt propellers

204 - WORLD NEWS
Palmer and Bonner to visit South Africa and UK photo Carl Goldberg with &quot;Blazer&quot; flying at Taft (California)

206 - MODEL NEWS
SPAD XIII Canberra Dunne Tailless Sopwith Pup Constellation Sopwith Camel HP Hannibal Avro 504K Fokker Eindekker

208 - RADIO CONTROL NOTES
Boys
McQue crystal equipment circuit and adjustment Tri ang equipment

210 - GRUMMAN F9F 8 COUGAR; AEROPLANES IN OUTLINE #49
Description and 1/72nd 3 View of &quot;Grumman F9F 8 Cougar&quot;

212 - KNOW YOUR ENGINE PART (12)
Part Ten continued. Tanks and fuel feeds

214 - CLUB NEWS
News from around the UK event dates

216 - RAF GEN
Fergusson
Explanation of RAF decorations

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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:11:09 GMT</pubDate>
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TECHNICAL NOTES
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AEROMODELLER August 1957
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PLANS in this issue

JUNE BUG
Norman W. Davies
Order
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DE HAVILLAND 89A RAPIDE; FAMOUS BIPLANES #10
The DH 89a Dragon Rapide described in detail with drawings and instructions to build a 1/48 Scale replica.
3View

FIESELER STORCH
P.L. Whittaker
Order
https://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=666

CONTENTS
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COVER
Amministratore

406 - HEARD AT THE HANGAR DOORS
News and views including a &quot;disappointing Nationals&quot;

408 - BRITISH NATIONALS
Six page report with pictures on this event at RAF Waterbeach.

414 - JUNE BUG
Build this super stable 4ft span biplane for either Free Flight or radio control (rudder only) with 2.5cc engines. Reduced plan shown No RC

416 - CRITERIUM OF EUROPE
Report on the event at Etterbeek Brussels with pictures and results tables 

419 - ARMCHAIR AERONAUTICS
Book Review &quot;Aircraft of the Royal Air Force 1918 57&quot;

420 - DE HAVILLAND 89A RAPIDE; FAMOUS BIPLANES #10
The DH 89a Dragon Rapide described in detail with drawings and instructions to build a 1/48 Scale replica.

422 - DEHAVILLAND 3-VIEW JOINED WITH 423

424 - DE HAVILLAND

425 - RADIO CONTROL NOTES
Describing a Czech reed outfit and more on the Galloping Ghost.

430 - FIESELER STORCH
P.L. Whittaker

432 - WORLD NEWS
A variety of readers models featured including a huge &quot;APS Leprechaun &quot; glider.

434 - ENGINE ANALYSIS
Barbini B40 TN. Test of the unusual 2.5cc glowplug engine from Italy which features a roller bearing crankshaft and con rod Full size elevations

437 - IRISH MODEL MEETING
Report and results from the Irish National Meeting at Baldonnel Aerodrome.

438 - KNOW YOUR ENGINE (15)
Part Twelve. Choosing the propeller-

440 - CLUB NEWS

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