There are three ways to access the FFn back numbers:
1) Use the following links to access an individual issue from this year, then click on contents list to go to a specific item.
2) Click here to download a compressed file containing the complete set of issues and this index for 1986 (save in a suitable folder by right-clicking the link and select save target as)
3) Use the following index to locate required content. Location is shown as page/month and is given as a link for direct access to the issue and page containing that item. Not listed here are UK and International Competition News
| 60th Anniversary USSR Aeromodelling | 78/9 | |
| Bottesford airfield | 82/9 | |
| Contest Calendar and news | 9/1, 36/4, 44/5, 54/6 | |
| Correspondence | 110/12 | |
| Data Protection Act, 1984 | 45/5 | |
| Development of model aero engines, Journal of I Mech E article | 45/5 | |
| European Championships 1986 | ||
| Teams | 8/1, 60/7 | |
| Information | 38/4 | |
| First Trials at Beaulieu | 74/8 | |
| FAI | ||
| CIAM Plenary meeting, Apr 86 | 48/5, 56/6 | |
| CIAM Bureau Meeting, Dec 86 | 106/12 | |
| Contest calendar 1987 | 110/12 | |
| Falcons Gala-League 86 | 22/3, 80/9 | |
| FFn | ||
| News | 76/9, 98/11, 106/12 | |
| Double Century | 2/1 | |
| Index 85 | 10/1 | |
| FFn200 | 76/9 | |
| Free Flight Experts Forum 86 review | 3/1 | |
| Free Flight Forum 1987 | 80/9, 114/12 | |
| FFoNZ NewZ | 40/5 | |
| FOD on airfields, CB at Barkston | 22/3 | |
| F1C MOD | 7/1, 46/5 | |
| F1D Building session, P Chaussebourg | 51/6 | |
| Indoor World Championships | ||
| Information | 21/3, 74/8 | |
| Speech at banquet, Chaussebourg | 81/9 | |
| Indoor 1987 Euro Champs news | 108/12 | |
| Low Reynolds numbers aero conference | 92/10 | |
| Mugge Cup rules - OK, M Pressnell | 55/6 | |
| NFFS | ||
| 1986 Symposium Report review,IK | 112/12 | |
| 10 models of the year | 34/4 | |
| FF Hall of fame | 56/6 | |
| Radio Location beacon | 42/5 | |
| Roach poles lost | 8/1, 113/12 | |
| Rubber quality | 113/12 | |
| SMAE news | 6/1, 16/2, 44/5, 113/12 | |
| Step turbulators, P Buskell | 20/3 | |
| Tilka kit, review by B Aslett | 14/2 | |
| Towhooks seen at the W/C, M Gregorie | 17/2 | |
| Wakefield Props, O Kilpelainen | 50/6 | |
| World Championships | ||
| China W/C hosting rumour | 16/2 | |
| 1987 Champs news | 98/11, 107/12 | |
| 1987 Teams | 98/11 | |
Chronological order, start date only given to save space on some entries
| N England Indoor, Wigan, 24 Nov 1985 | 8/1 |
| Crawley indoor, 2 February | 28/3 |
| Pacific FF Champs, Carterton, 6-9 feb | 42/5 |
| Max Men FAI, Taft, 15-16 February | 32/4 |
| SMAE Area Cont 1, 2 March | 34/4 |
| SMAE Area Cent 2, 16 March | 45/5 |
| SMAE Easter 2-day, T Area 9, 29-30 Mar | 54/6 |
| SMAE Spring Gala, Barkston, 27 April | 54/6 |
| Bristol & W, Woodbury, 3-5 May | 55/6 |
| Trofeo Italcantieri, Maniago, 3-4 May | 66/7 |
| SMAE Area Cent 3, 11 May | 63/7 |
| US FF Champs, Taft, 23-26 May | 68/8 |
| SMAE British Nats, Barkston, 24-26 May | 62/7 |
| SMAE Area Cent 4, 8 June | 63/7 |
| SMAE First Trials, Beaulieu, 28-29 June | 60/7 |
| RAFMAA, Barkston Heath, 15-15 June | 63/7 |
| DDR proposed new rules comp, 21 June | 108/12 |
| Oxford, Port Meadow, 21-22 June | 72/8 |
| Midsummernight, Arnhem, 21-22 June | 63/7 |
| Scandinavian Open, Revinge, 3-5 July | 70/8 |
| Tynemouth, Albermarle, 27 July | 82/9 |
| F1E E/Champs, Wassorkuppe, 30 Jul-3 Aug | 76/9 |
| Sezimove Usti, CSSR, 16 August | 80/9 |
| Scottish Nats, Newbigging, 16-17 August | 93/10 |
| Poitou 86, Noize, 22-24 August | 76/9 |
| Indoor W/Chs, Cardington, 23-24 Aug | 81/9, 94/10 |
| London, Training Area 9, 23-25 Aug | 101/11 |
| Club Champs, Training Area 9, 25 Aug | 102/11 |
| Eifel Pokal, Zulpich, 30-31 August | 93/10 |
| SMAE Area Cent 5, 7 September | 101/11 |
| Euro Champs, Pitesti, 9-15 Sept | 84/10, 103/11 |
| Northern Gala, Driffield, 14 Sept | 102/11 |
| SMAE Area Cent 6, 28 September | 101/11 |
| US Team Finals, Taft, 3-5 October | 98/11 |
| Sheffield Magnet, 5 October | 99/11 |
| SMAE 2nd Trials, Sculthorpe, 11-12 Oct | 98/11 |
| Midland fly-for-fun, Barkston, 12 Oct | 112/12 |
| Brumfly, Barkston, 12 October | 111/12 |
| Falcons Gala, Driffield, 16 November | 111/12 |