TEXT & PHOTOS BY DAVID HART WW I Scale Challenge and Fly In THE SIXTH ANNUAL GATHERING OF VINTAGE DOGFIGHTERS IS A BIG SUCCESS I was...
PHOTOS BY JENNY & MICHAEL YORK THIS RACER COMBINES BEAUTY AND SPEED Here, I'm hooking up the battery for the maiden flight. A clear grab tab...
Spring Cleaning: Pro Maintenance Advice The Avant Mostro is an ultra high-performance helicopter that incorporates the latest design features and the highest-quality parts, but it still...
TEXT & PHOTOS BY RICH URAVITCH A MINI THUNDERBIRD WITH AIRSHOW PERFORMANCE THE UMX F-16 IS ONE OF THE NEWEST MINI JETS from E-flite, and it...
Your sneak peek at the competitors heading to Paradise Field Now in its 28th year, the world-famous Top Gun Scale Invitational is just a few weeks...
Rigging for Scale Models Here, the author is adjusting the wing rigging on the Handley Page monoplane to remove any slack within individual cables before taking...
Free-Flight Scale at Top Gun The 2016 Top Gun event in Lakeland, Florida, will include a serious free-flight rubber-powered airplane class. These lightweight stick-and-tissue airplanes will,...
A practical alternative to “driven” tail rotors With its upswept tail and dramatically tilted tail rotor, the Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is a real challenge as...
The man and the machine! Frank Tiano shows how to build the ultimate warbird from WW2. His CARF-Models P-47 Thunderbolt has become one of the most...
ILLUSTRATIONS BY FX MODELS FOUR ADVANCED AEROBATIC MANEUVERS From vertical and horizontal moves to turnaround maneuvers, when you start flying aerobatics, it's difficult to combine various...
Don’t have a perfectly manicured runway for your backyard flyer? Don’t sweat it, you can easily hand launch your plane to get it in the air....
“Maturing” the Corsair creates a more realistic look! TEXT & PHOTOS BY RICH URAVITCH No doubt about it, among warbirds, the Vought F4U Corsair ranks way...