This past month, several readers brought to my attention that my name was being kicked around on an online forum regarding whether Mobil 1 could be...
There’s nothing wrong with plastic. Plastic is everywhere and well-integrated into our daily lives. However, if you’re flying a WW I biplane or perhaps a Golden...
By the time you read this most of the winter weather should be behind us, and we are all getting ready for another fun summer of...
Meeting Howard Hughes The 1936 Baby Cyclone engine was manufactured at Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale, CA, where Howard Hughes developed and built the Hughes...
My latest project, a Guillow’s Stearman PT-17 biplane kit, offers an excellent starting point for anyone wanting to build an electric-powered RC conversion. Once you have...
GET THE GYRO ADVANTAGE! It may be hard to believe, but the use of gyroscopes in RC models has been a much used practice for over...
When it comes to electric aircraft, one of the key components is your battery pack. It is the only power source to keep your aircraft in...
Many modelers assemble their model airplanes without ever giving a thought to their control system. They just use whatever they have, but really, this isn’t the...
My latest sport-scale model, a 1/5-scale Sopwith Triplane, has a rather thin wing (though it’s thicker than scale at 1 inch at the aileron servo). A...
Surveying the action along the 3D flightline at Joe Nall Week can be impressive. You can see nearly every aerobatic maneuver executed flawlessly countless times throughout...
If you are one of many modelers who acquired an ARF-type model of an American airplane, the chance that its star-and-bar markings is correct is about...
I’ve always loved airplanes. My interest has always been with scale models, particularly around warbirds. It wasn’t long after I started building and flying RC warbirds...