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...
WORDS & PHOTOS BY MICHAEL FOSTER Breaking Barriers Thrust-vectoring, giant-scale 4D aerobat Four servos move the prop unit around to provide thrust vectoring for increased agility....
PHOTOS BY PETER HALL A SUPERB FLYING AIRPLANE WITH GREAT MANEUVERABILITY THOSE WHO KNOW ME are aware of my absolute obsession with biplanes—especially aerobatic ones! Having...
PHOTOS BY JOHN REID & PETER HALL FEATURE-RICH RADIOS THAT WON'T BREAK THE BANK! Flysky i6 6 CHANNELS The i6 front looks clean and uncrowded, yet...
PHOTOS BY PETE HALL TRAINER + TECHNOLOGY = TEXTBOOK TEACHING TOOL The Sensei's inherent stability is magnified tenfold when the WISE system is engaged. In beginner...
Illustration by Sinelab The Knife-Edge Slide Four steps to master this modern 3D move OCCASIONALLY, AN AIRPLANE MAY BECOME SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE DURING THE DESCENT WITH RESPECT...
TEXT & PHOTOS BY JERRY SMITH YOU'LL WANT TO FLY THIS SPORT AEROBAT EVERY DAY! THE SIG T-CLIPS 70 IS TRULY AN RC LEGEND in the...
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY JOHN KAUK SMOOTH FLYING WITH THREE-AXIS STABILIZATION The Cortex is only 35mm square, just less than 1.4 inches. The housing is CNC-milled...
TEXT & PHOTOS BY JIM RYAN FROM BASIC HOVERING TO INVERTED FLIGHT IN ONE PACKAGE The inverted performance is rock-solid. With the self-leveling capability, low-time pilots...
PHOTOS BY TONY DONALDSON WE RECOGNIZE THE BEST IN THE RC WORLD Every year at our RCX show (held this year in Costa Mesa, CA), we...
PHOTOS BY DAVE WINDOM THIS RUGGED WARBIRD IS DECKED OUT WITH SCALE DETAILS Dave Windom with the Dauntless, a new warbird in the .46- to .55-size...
Precision Blade Balancing 6 easy steps to stop the shakes Any helicopter flies better with perfectly balanced blades. Not only do balanced blades mean smoother flying,...