TEXT & PHOTOS BY JIM RYAN DESIGN AND SOURCE YOUR OWN CNC-MACHINED ALUMINUM PARTS CNC technology makes it possible to machine parts of amazing complexity. Rapid-prototyping...
Compression Ratio 101 In the July column, I did a bit on the O.S. and Enya gasoline engines that utilized a glow plug rather than spark...
PHOTOS BY ALEX SAMOUR & ARTY MUNDELL A sport-scale STOL aircraft for glow or electric power These are static and flight shots of the glow version...
PHOTOS BY JOHN REID THIS RENO AIR RACER WILL BRING TRIPLE DIGITS TO YOUR FIELD HAVING SET MANY PERFORMANCE RECORDS for piston-driven aircraft, the Rare Bear...
PHOTOS BY JOHN REID AN EXPANDED ENTRY-LEVEL TRANSMITTER Hitec has helped many folks fly into the wonderful world of model aircraft, myself included. My first aircraft...
PHOTOS BY JOHN REID A FULL-FEATURED, BONA FIDE 3D PARK FLYER DURING TESTING, I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING THAT THE EXTRA WOULD NOT PERFORM WELL QUIQUE SOMENZINI'S...
PHOTOS BY JOHN REID YOUR GUIDE TO SELECTING THE RIGHT WORKHORSE FOR YOUR PLANE Many modelers assemble their model airplanes without ever giving a thought to...
PHOTOS BY JOHN REID THE MAGELLAN IS YOUR TICKET INTO THE EXCITING WORLD OF ALES COMPETITION Altitude Limited Electric Soaring (ALES) is rapidly taking over the...
TEXT & PHOTOS BY NICK ZIROLI EASY INSTALLATION AND SETUP FOR BETTER FLYING My newest project, the Sopwith Triplane My latest sport-scale model, a 1/5-scale Sopwith...
LiPo-Charging basics Using a Modern Charger Safely Greg Gimlick brings his big Ag Wagon in for a landing at E Week 2014. It flies beautifully on...
PHOTOS BY JOHN REID YOU'LL LOVE THIS .40-SIZE SPORT-SCALE CIVILIAN JUST ABOUT EVERYONE I KNOW THAT FLIES MODEL AIRPLANES has owned a Cub at some point....
TEXT & PHOTOS BY JIM RYAN DESIGN AND SOURCE YOUR OWN CNC-MACHINED ALUMINUM PARTS CNC technology makes it possible to machine parts of amazing complexity. Rapid-prototyping...