March 2020 Articles

• When it comes to excitement and performance, nothing comes close to a warbird. Today, there are more military frontline classics available than ever before, and they all really get the adrenaline flowing. The Model Airplane News editors have tested a lot of warbirds, and we’ve compared our flight logs to select our top 10 favorites. […]

  

  Top 10 RC Warbirds – Flying these fighting machines will make you feel like an ace!

  When it comes to excitement and performance, nothing comes close to a warbird. Today, there are more military frontline classics available than ever before, and they all really get the adrenaline flowing. The Model Airplane News editors have tested a lot of warbirds, and we’ve compared our flight logs to select our top 10 favorites. […]
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• The E-flite Cargo 1500 Twin, or EC-1500, is a twin-engine electric cargo plane loosely based on the Alenia C-27 Spartan military transport. Like the C-27, the EC-1500 can be used for a variety of missions. It’s available in Plug-N-Play and in a BNF Basic version. Able to fly off just about any surface, the BNF […]

  

  E-flite/Horizon Hobby EC-1500 1.2M – Versatile twin with a wide flight envelope

  The E-flite Cargo 1500 Twin, or EC-1500, is a twin-engine electric cargo plane loosely based on the Alenia C-27 Spartan military transport. Like the C-27, the EC-1500 can be used for a variety of missions. It’s available in Plug-N-Play and in a BNF Basic version. Able to fly off just about any surface, the BNF […]
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• Together with loops, rolls are the bedrock upon which aerobatic flying is built. Learning to perform them correctly and efficiently is integral to opening the door to thousands of different maneuvers. There are varying opinions regarding the best approach to teach rolls, and certain methods can promote faster rates of learning and more successful results. […]

  

  Flying Precision Rolls: The secrets to smooth well-positioned maneuvers

  Together with loops, rolls are the bedrock upon which aerobatic flying is built. Learning to perform them correctly and efficiently is integral to opening the door to thousands of different maneuvers. There are varying opinions regarding the best approach to teach rolls, and certain methods can promote faster rates of learning and more successful results. […]
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• The Supermarine Spitfire is regarded by many as the finest single-seat fighter of World War II. Immortalized during the Battle of Britain and well known for its defense of Malta during 1942, the Spitfire would see action on every British front during the war. Originally designed as a short-range interceptor, the Spitfire was one of […]

  

  Supermarine Spitfire: The Greatest Fighter of WW II?

  The Supermarine Spitfire is regarded by many as the finest single-seat fighter of World War II. Immortalized during the Battle of Britain and well known for its defense of Malta during 1942, the Spitfire would see action on every British front during the war. Originally designed as a short-range interceptor, the Spitfire was one of […]
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• In the early 1980s, I made my first serious RC radio purchase, and I remember it as if it was yesterday. At the time, I was thinking about retiring my vintage hand-me-down 5-channel Kraft radio, “gold box,” when I happened to see a Circus Hobbies ad in Model Airplane News for JR radios, so I […]

  

  JR Propo DFA T14x4: Black Pearl 2.4GHz 14-channel Radio System

  In the early 1980s, I made my first serious RC radio purchase, and I remember it as if it was yesterday. At the time, I was thinking about retiring my vintage hand-me-down 5-channel Kraft radio, “gold box,” when I happened to see a Circus Hobbies ad in Model Airplane News for JR radios, so I […]
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