PHOTOS BY MIKE RAMSEY NEED SPEED? Join the action with USRA giant-scale racing Here is my crew from left to right: Jerry Bradley, Ray Thompson, me...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY HOPE McCALL A UNIQUE FLYBAR DESIGN MAKES THIS HELICOPTER AS STABLE AS A COAXIAL HELICOPTER WITHOUT SACRIFICING MANEUVERABILITY Hirobo is known for introducing ground-breaking...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY PAUL TRADELIUS & THE MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS CREW The ultimate helicopter throwdown! Dominik Hagele’s Hirobo Turbulence 90 is rolling so rapidly that the exhaust...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETE HALL THIS IS BY FAR THE FASTEST HELI I HAVE EVER SEEN The quality of the Protos is evident in the rotor head....
ILLUSTRATION BY FX MODELS & CHROME CITY STUDIOS LEARN TO FLY THE ROLLING TAILSLIDE THE HELI IS IN THE THROES OF GRAVITY ON ITS WAY DOWN,...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETE HALL GET CONNECTED The ABCs of ball links The survival of your helicopter depends on ball links. Properly fitting links result in a...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETE HALL In the past year or so there has been a flurry of 450-size helicopters coming on the market. One of them is...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETE HALL EXCLUSIVE! MRC HIROBO TEAM UPGRADES NOW YOU CAN HAVE A HELI THAT FLIES ALMOST AS WELL AS THE EVO EX BUT FOR...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETE HALL & HOPE McCALL LOOKS LIKE AN AEROBAT, FLIES LIKE A TRAINER SPEC CHECK MODEL XRB Sky Robo Shuttle MANUFACTURER Hirobo DISTRIBUTOR MRC...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY HOPE McCALL SPEC CHECK MODEL Caliber 4 MANUFACTURER Kyosho DISTRIBUTOR Kyosho America MAIN-ROTOR DIAMETER 43.5 in. WEIGHT 6.5 lb. ENGINE REQ’D .32 to .40...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETE HALL SPEC CHECK MODEL Axe CP EP ARF MANUFACTURER Heli-Max DISTRIBUTOR Great Planes ROTOR SPAN 20.75 in. (528mm) HEIGHT 8.125 in. (206mm) LENGTH...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY PAUL TRADELIUS SPEC CHECK MODEL X-Cell Razor 600E MANUFACTURER Miniature Aircraft USA TYPE aerobatic/3D MAIN-ROTOR DIAMETER 55 in. WEIGHT 8 lb. RADIO REQ’D 6-channel...