80 Years of Model Airplane News THE FIRST ISSUE of Model Airplane News, July 1929, cost just 15 cents and included thrilling short stories about young...
GLORIOUS SPITFIRE ? When I saw the cover of the December 2008 issue, I was just drawn to it. The Kyosho Spitfire 50 pictured against a...
Useful hints from modelers ILLUSTRATIONS BY RICHARD THOMPSON NEW TRICKS FOR AN OLD IRON Ever notice the slick surface on a new covering iron after you...
Showcasing what you build and fly DECADES OF BUILDING Donald Peters, Mount Marion, NY Donald has been building model planes since 1932. One of his latest...
Model Airplane News celebrates the history of model airplanes As one gets older, it sometimes seems as though time begins to speed up. 2009 marks the...
QUIQUE’S NEW RIDE As we went to press, Quique Somenzini was preparing to compete at the Tucson Aerobatic Shootout with this monster bipe-an RC version of...
PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN REID, JAMES THOMPSON AND DAVE RADOMSKI Fokker Triplanes to modern day fighting jets all took to the sky at this premier scale event...
PHOTOS BY PETE HALL EXCLUSIVE A scale beauty that flies like its namesake FLOWN AT THE CORRECT AIRSPEED, YOU WOULD SWEAR IT’S A REAL AIRPLANE DESIGNED...
PHOTOS BY JERRY SMITH You’ll want to fly this sport-scale low-wing trainer every day! THE QUALITY AND LOOKS OF THE COMPLETED MODEL WILL STEAL YOUR HEART...
ILLUSTRATIONS BY DAVID SCOTT Secrets to precision aerobatic rolls Together with loops, rolls are the bedrock upon which aerobatic flying is built. Learning to perform them...
PHOTOS BY JOHN REID The perfect-size aerobat designed for an 85cc gas engine THERE’S NOT ENOUGH ROOM TO HIGHLIGHT ALL THE MANEUVERS OF WHICH THE YAK...
PHOTOS BY PETE HALL A ready-to-fly profile aerobatic fun machine that can deliver as soon as you charge the battery pack The Gee Bee 3D comes...