Summer 2020 Articles

• Back in 2007-08, Mike Gross had the opportunity to fly my aging giant-scale, Ziroli-designed Japanese Zero. This was his first flight with a giant-scale warbird. He enjoyed is so much that he built one himself. After a dozen years and hundreds of flights, Mike wanted something a little different. So instead of building an entirely […]

  

  A Zero Gets a Facelift

  Back in 2007-08, Mike Gross had the opportunity to fly my aging giant-scale, Ziroli-designed Japanese Zero. This was his first flight with a giant-scale warbird. He enjoyed is so much that he built one himself. After a dozen years and hundreds of flights, Mike wanted something a little different. So instead of building an entirely […]
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• If you like building vintage biplane models, there are many WW I warbirds that make excellent scale projects. One of the more popular aircraft to come out of the Great War is the Nieuport XVII (Type 17). Not a true biplane, this French fighter was a “sesquiplane” designed by Gustave Delage and manufactured by the […]

  

  Planes Worth Modeling: Nieuport 17

  If you like building vintage biplane models, there are many WW I warbirds that make excellent scale projects. One of the more popular aircraft to come out of the Great War is the Nieuport XVII (Type 17). Not a true biplane, this French fighter was a “sesquiplane” designed by Gustave Delage and manufactured by the […]
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• Hangar 9 CubCrafters Carbon Cub FX3 The biggest Cub Hangar 9 has ever offered, this 165-inch wingspan will turn heads wherever you fly it! It features two-piece wings with folding wing struts and removable stabs for easy transport and set up and scale details like a scale, sprung undercarriage, cockpit panel, tow release, tail wheel […]

  

  On the Flightline: new releases

  Hangar 9 CubCrafters Carbon Cub FX3 The biggest Cub Hangar 9 has ever offered, this 165-inch wingspan will turn heads wherever you fly it! It features two-piece wings with folding wing struts and removable stabs for easy transport and set up and scale details like a scale, sprung undercarriage, cockpit panel, tow release, tail wheel […]
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• Perhaps the most common “extra” thing we buy nowadays for our RC aircraft is a battery. Years ago, there was only one type of battery used for a flight pack and that was a nickel cadmium, or Ni-Cd, soon followed by better technology with Nickle-Metal-Hydride, then followed by A-123 or lithium-polymer, commonly called “LiPos.” The […]

  

  A Closer look at APower LiPos

  Perhaps the most common “extra” thing we buy nowadays for our RC aircraft is a battery. Years ago, there was only one type of battery used for a flight pack and that was a nickel cadmium, or Ni-Cd, soon followed by better technology with Nickle-Metal-Hydride, then followed by A-123 or lithium-polymer, commonly called “LiPos.” The […]
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• I often see an otherwise fine-looking scale model degraded by a really poor trailing-edge construction technique. All but a very few specially designed aircraft have sharp trailing edges on all their flying surfaces. For my scale models, I try to always strive to make the trailing edge sharp, straight and durable. The technique I use […]

  

  Make Straight Trailing Edges: In the workshop with a master modeler

  I often see an otherwise fine-looking scale model degraded by a really poor trailing-edge construction technique. All but a very few specially designed aircraft have sharp trailing edges on all their flying surfaces. For my scale models, I try to always strive to make the trailing edge sharp, straight and durable. The technique I use […]
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• Long before he was whisked away to the black hole known as the Lockheed Skunkworks, Clarence “Kelly” Johnson designed the first jet aircraft used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces; the P-80 Shooting Star. The P-80 didn’t last very long because the straight wing design was quickly outclassed by the faster Russian built […]

  

  HSDJets USA: T-33 PNP Turbine

  Long before he was whisked away to the black hole known as the Lockheed Skunkworks, Clarence “Kelly” Johnson designed the first jet aircraft used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces; the P-80 Shooting Star. The P-80 didn’t last very long because the straight wing design was quickly outclassed by the faster Russian built […]
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• Ever since I was young, I have been drawn to small model airplanes. Today, with brushless and coreless motors, modern batteries and micro-electronics, truly small (micro) airplanes are a reality! Electric flight enthusiasts will recognize the familiar lines of the popular “Slow Stick.” So with micro components from a Mini Vapor, I built a 1-ounce, […]

  

  Quarter Stick: DIY front yard flying fun

  Ever since I was young, I have been drawn to small model airplanes. Today, with brushless and coreless motors, modern batteries and micro-electronics, truly small (micro) airplanes are a reality! Electric flight enthusiasts will recognize the familiar lines of the popular “Slow Stick.” So with micro components from a Mini Vapor, I built a 1-ounce, […]
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• Christened “The Grande,” the new 1/4-scale A-10 Warthog from Mibo Jets is a true showstopper! Following the success of Mibo’s 1/5.8-scale Generation 6 A-10 Warthog, this impressive 1/4-scale beast is truly humongous. With a wingspan of 172.5 inches and a length of 160 inches, this amazing RC jet has a dry weight of 154.3 pounds. […]

  

  News & Releases: Mibo Jets 1/4-scale A-10 Warthog

  Christened “The Grande,” the new 1/4-scale A-10 Warthog from Mibo Jets is a true showstopper! Following the success of Mibo’s 1/5.8-scale Generation 6 A-10 Warthog, this impressive 1/4-scale beast is truly humongous. With a wingspan of 172.5 inches and a length of 160 inches, this amazing RC jet has a dry weight of 154.3 pounds. […]
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• At full-scale and RC airshows, watching aerobatic aircraft equipped with smoke systems adds greatly to the appeal for both the spectators and the pilots alike. Experienced pilots can make their aircraft all but disappear within the bellowing smoke during torque rolls, tail slides, and so forth. Simply put, a smoke system is a pure attention-grabber! […]

  

  Smoke on!

  At full-scale and RC airshows, watching aerobatic aircraft equipped with smoke systems adds greatly to the appeal for both the spectators and the pilots alike. Experienced pilots can make their aircraft all but disappear within the bellowing smoke during torque rolls, tail slides, and so forth. Simply put, a smoke system is a pure attention-grabber! […]
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