Pro Jet Pilots in this class must have already placed (twice!) in the top three spots of an Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) competition or in...
Here’s a unique way to strengthen a stick-built fuselage without using gussets: set an additional smaller-section longeron along the inside of the completed frame at all...
Pilots in this class must have already placed (twice!) in the top three spots of an AMA competition or in the top 30 percent of a...
With a designated builder and a designated pilot, who is also allowed to work on the aircraft, the aircraft in the Team category are static judged...
These contestants do it all: They design, engineer, build, and fly the aircraft with which they compete. This class is static-judged, and the entrants fly four...
Flying aircraft they built from plans or kits, entrants in this class add scale detail and modify as needed. All airplanes in the Expert class receive...
Text & images by Rich Uravitch An up close look at some of the entries When it comes to scale competition, there are many excellent events...
The Elfin 20.e, a motor glider produced by REINERSTEMME.aero GmbH, is a new e-powered motor glider with notable design elements that enhance performance and safety. It...
By the Model Airplane News Crew | Photos by David Hart Jr. From its start in 1989, Top Gun has always delivered the highest level of...
Designing aircraft to be less prone to tip stalls is equally the concern of RC and full-scale aircraft designers. As RC modelers who have flown models...
Glue a sheet pf graph paper and two steel blocks to a flat board to form a fuselage-squaring jig. The jig is especially useful for small...
Sandbags are very useful when you’re building, covering or painting your plane, or when you’re parking that sailplane, wing down, into the wind; just put a...