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Based in Switzerland, Flyability has been a dominant manufacturer of drones specialized for indoor and confined-space inspection since its original Elios took the $1 million prize in the United Arab Emirates’ “Drones for Good” competition in 2015. While it inaugurated an entirely new venue for drone operations, the original Elios was a handful for pilots. […]
Commercial UAV Expo – Latest innovations in small uncrewed aircraft
Based in Switzerland, Flyability has been a dominant manufacturer of drones specialized for indoor and confined-space inspection since its original Elios took the $1 million prize in the United Arab Emirates’ “Drones for Good” competition in 2015. While it inaugurated an entirely new venue for drone operations, the original Elios was a handful for pilots. […]
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Huey Matt Morley, Mahtomedi, Minnesota A 15th anniversary gift from Matt’s wife, this 800mm size Huey is built from a Roban kit from Motion RC. Matt built a test rig to fly the mechanics and get the bugs out prior to installing in the fuselage. After reading the Robert Mason novel “Chicken Hawk,” Matt knew […]
Pilot Projects – February 2023
Huey Matt Morley, Mahtomedi, Minnesota A 15th anniversary gift from Matt’s wife, this 800mm size Huey is built from a Roban kit from Motion RC. Matt built a test rig to fly the mechanics and get the bugs out prior to installing in the fuselage. After reading the Robert Mason novel “Chicken Hawk,” Matt knew […]
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TAPERED SCREWS No matter how precisely you think you’ve drilled your holes in your model airplane, when it’s time to screw in bolts and other threaded fasteners that center up with the internal threads it is best to use a Dremel tool or bench grinder to taper the front end of the screw. This allows […]
HOBBY HACKS – February 2023
TAPERED SCREWS No matter how precisely you think you’ve drilled your holes in your model airplane, when it’s time to screw in bolts and other threaded fasteners that center up with the internal threads it is best to use a Dremel tool or bench grinder to taper the front end of the screw. This allows […]
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No matter how careful you are, accidents and hard landings are a normal—if disappointing—part of the hobby. There’s no reason, however, to trash your foam crash! This article will show you how to get back into the air with very little effort. You also can save some cash by repairing your bent bird instead of […]
Fast Foam Fixes – Easy Repairs to Save Your Molded Model
No matter how careful you are, accidents and hard landings are a normal—if disappointing—part of the hobby. There’s no reason, however, to trash your foam crash! This article will show you how to get back into the air with very little effort. You also can save some cash by repairing your bent bird instead of […]
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It’s no surprise that Tim Dickey’s beautiful 1/4-scale Fairchild PT-23 has placed in the top spots at the AMA Scale Nationals, the NASA Championships, the Scale Masters, and Top Gun. It’s a beautifully executed aircraft, with precision scale details from its scale propeller to the pinked edging on its rudder. And when Tim starts up […]
1/4-scale Fairchild PT-23 – Tim Dickey Recreates a one-of-a-kind Primary Trainer
It’s no surprise that Tim Dickey’s beautiful 1/4-scale Fairchild PT-23 has placed in the top spots at the AMA Scale Nationals, the NASA Championships, the Scale Masters, and Top Gun. It’s a beautifully executed aircraft, with precision scale details from its scale propeller to the pinked edging on its rudder. And when Tim starts up […]
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When most people learn to drive a car, they work hard to keep the car going straight. This is mostly due to holding in the steering wheel corrections too long and trying to “steer” the car straight. Yet, after a while we’re able to keep the car straight with very little effort. The reason is […]
Straight Lines & Turns – Take Your Flying Skills To The Next Level With These Tips
When most people learn to drive a car, they work hard to keep the car going straight. This is mostly due to holding in the steering wheel corrections too long and trying to “steer” the car straight. Yet, after a while we’re able to keep the car straight with very little effort. The reason is […]
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RBC Kits P-80 Shooting Star This wood kit comes with CNC-cut ribs and formers featuring a tab-lock design for easier assembly. Full-size rolled plans, downloadable instructions and photos, tip tank ducting, paper inlet and outlet ducting, and sheeting are all included. The P-80 is designed for a 90mm Midi Fan EVO electric-ducted fan unit on […]
New Products – February 2023
RBC Kits P-80 Shooting Star This wood kit comes with CNC-cut ribs and formers featuring a tab-lock design for easier assembly. Full-size rolled plans, downloadable instructions and photos, tip tank ducting, paper inlet and outlet ducting, and sheeting are all included. The P-80 is designed for a 90mm Midi Fan EVO electric-ducted fan unit on […]
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Our friends at Du-Bro keep bringing out useful products that I love having in the shop. Having the right tool makes the project at hand go so much easier! I recently received their new Kwik-Sand hand sanders in both 5.5- and 11-inch lengths. Each comes with a starter kit of adhesive backed sandpaper pieces in […]
Du-Bro Kwik-Sand Hand Sanders
Our friends at Du-Bro keep bringing out useful products that I love having in the shop. Having the right tool makes the project at hand go so much easier! I recently received their new Kwik-Sand hand sanders in both 5.5- and 11-inch lengths. Each comes with a starter kit of adhesive backed sandpaper pieces in […]
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Hard landings, unfortunate midairs, outright crashes … they happen to even the best RC pilots. The rest of us, well, let’s say we’ve all have had our share of “accidents.” When we asked for your best RC crash excuses on our Facebook page, the creativity of Model Airplane News readers didn’t disappoint. Out of over […]
“I was flying the wrong plane!” and Other Top Crash Excuses
Hard landings, unfortunate midairs, outright crashes … they happen to even the best RC pilots. The rest of us, well, let’s say we’ve all have had our share of “accidents.” When we asked for your best RC crash excuses on our Facebook page, the creativity of Model Airplane News readers didn’t disappoint. Out of over […]
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The Standard J-1 was a primary trainer used by the Army Air Service from 1917 to 1918. The J-1 was developed from the earlier Sloan and Standard H series, designed by Charles Healey Day. A total of 1,601 J-1s were built. The J-1 was a large airplane with a wingspan of 43 feet, 10 inches […]
Standard J-1 Biplane – Build a 1/9-scale Park Flier
The Standard J-1 was a primary trainer used by the Army Air Service from 1917 to 1918. The J-1 was developed from the earlier Sloan and Standard H series, designed by Charles Healey Day. A total of 1,601 J-1s were built. The J-1 was a large airplane with a wingspan of 43 feet, 10 inches […]
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Similar to how many small businesses start, Glen Hackler was making aircraft stands for his personal use in his home wood shop. When his friends at his local field saw the stands, they asked him to make stands for them and when word got out and demand started snowballing, Glen decided to make it a […]
RC Plane Stands Classic II
Similar to how many small businesses start, Glen Hackler was making aircraft stands for his personal use in his home wood shop. When his friends at his local field saw the stands, they asked him to make stands for them and when word got out and demand started snowballing, Glen decided to make it a […]
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Jets are cool. Get one out and set it up and you generally get the immediate attention of your fellow modelers and most spectators. If you want to take that cool to the next level, you can make the step up to a turbine-powered jet. Turbine jet flying is considered by many as the pinnacle […]
Get Turbine Qualified – It’s Easier Than You May Think!
Jets are cool. Get one out and set it up and you generally get the immediate attention of your fellow modelers and most spectators. If you want to take that cool to the next level, you can make the step up to a turbine-powered jet. Turbine jet flying is considered by many as the pinnacle […]
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For many scale modelers, warbirds have the edge in popularity. It’s hard not to get pumped by Mustangs, Thunderbolts, Spitfires, Hellcats, and Me-109s. Although we generally don’t put them into the category, Panthers, F-86s, F-100s, and F-15s fit here also. Models of this type are generally larger, weigh more, and have higher wing loadings than […]
Mission Warbird – Secrets to Flying Giant-Scale Military Aircraft
For many scale modelers, warbirds have the edge in popularity. It’s hard not to get pumped by Mustangs, Thunderbolts, Spitfires, Hellcats, and Me-109s. Although we generally don’t put them into the category, Panthers, F-86s, F-100s, and F-15s fit here also. Models of this type are generally larger, weigh more, and have higher wing loadings than […]
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Held on October 7 and 8, the biannual Dawn Patrol Rendezvous WW I Fly-In took place at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Adjacent to Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, this amazing aerial event features RC giant-scale WW I aircraft as well as full-size homebuilt replicas of famous WW I fighter aircraft. […]
Dawn Patrol Rendezvous WW I Fly-In – A Biannual Celebration of Early Aviation
Held on October 7 and 8, the biannual Dawn Patrol Rendezvous WW I Fly-In took place at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Adjacent to Wright Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio, this amazing aerial event features RC giant-scale WW I aircraft as well as full-size homebuilt replicas of famous WW I fighter aircraft. […]
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