December 2021 Articles

• The “Hole” Story Many model airplane kits come with the wing ribs cut to shape for you, but they neglect to provide holes in the ribs for installing servo leads from the root rib to the aileron servo. I cut openings with a sharpened length of brass tube. Sharpen the inside surface of one end […]

  

  HOBBY HACKS – December 2021

  The “Hole” Story Many model airplane kits come with the wing ribs cut to shape for you, but they neglect to provide holes in the ribs for installing servo leads from the root rib to the aileron servo. I cut openings with a sharpened length of brass tube. Sharpen the inside surface of one end […]
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• With the growing popularity of ARF warbirds, a good number of quick-build Corsairs are available today. ARFs offer a great starting point and you can use them as a “canvas” to start with and improve. If you don’t have the time to build serious warbird plans, perhaps weathering and detailing a scale ARF could be […]

  

  Weather an F4U Corsair – Upgrading and detailing a warbird ARF

  With the growing popularity of ARF warbirds, a good number of quick-build Corsairs are available today. ARFs offer a great starting point and you can use them as a “canvas” to start with and improve. If you don’t have the time to build serious warbird plans, perhaps weathering and detailing a scale ARF could be […]
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• Easy-to-build Soviet park jet with 3-axis thrust-vectoring My goal with this model Su-37 was to duplicate the same wild maneuvers the full-size Super Flanker could do with a semi-scale, easy-to-build foam model. To provide the 3-axis thrust vectoring (TV), the model has twin electric motors with pusher props, each installed on a pivoting mount. Pitch […]

  

  Sukhoi Su-37 Super Flanker

  Easy-to-build Soviet park jet with 3-axis thrust-vectoring My goal with this model Su-37 was to duplicate the same wild maneuvers the full-size Super Flanker could do with a semi-scale, easy-to-build foam model. To provide the 3-axis thrust vectoring (TV), the model has twin electric motors with pusher props, each installed on a pivoting mount. Pitch […]
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• A resident of Mesa, Arizona, Noel Hunt has a longtime involvement in RC and is a member of the Arizona Model Aviators and Radio Control Club of Detroit. Noel enjoys participating in warbird fly-ins and occasionally enters competitions around the country. His most recent project is his impressive WW II Supermarine Sea Otter biplane flying […]

  

  HANGAR TALK – Supermarine Sea Otter Amazing 1/6-scale flying boat

  A resident of Mesa, Arizona, Noel Hunt has a longtime involvement in RC and is a member of the Arizona Model Aviators and Radio Control Club of Detroit. Noel enjoys participating in warbird fly-ins and occasionally enters competitions around the country. His most recent project is his impressive WW II Supermarine Sea Otter biplane flying […]
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• The new Flying Tiger RC 4 Plane Storage System comes with four sets of arms (your choice of 26- or 30-inch lengths), 1/8-inch adhesive backed Neoprene foam strips, and four wall racks (your choice of light or heavy duty). Company owner Guy Caputo originally designed and made this system for his own personal RC model […]

  

  Product Review: Flying Tiger RC 4 Plane Storage System

  The new Flying Tiger RC 4 Plane Storage System comes with four sets of arms (your choice of 26- or 30-inch lengths), 1/8-inch adhesive backed Neoprene foam strips, and four wall racks (your choice of light or heavy duty). Company owner Guy Caputo originally designed and made this system for his own personal RC model […]
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• Often referred to as the Fleet Biplane, the Fleet Model-1 (originally designated as the Consolidated Model 14 Husky Junior) and its other variants were two-seat trainer and sports biplanes produced in the United States and Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. They all shared the same basic design and varied mainly in their powerplant choices. […]

  

  Planes Worth Modeling – Fleet Model-1

  Often referred to as the Fleet Biplane, the Fleet Model-1 (originally designated as the Consolidated Model 14 Husky Junior) and its other variants were two-seat trainer and sports biplanes produced in the United States and Canada in the 1920s and 1930s. They all shared the same basic design and varied mainly in their powerplant choices. […]
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• Put on a show with this giant-scale barnstormer! I have flown in a variety of full-scale airplanes over the years, including a memorable day in a B-25, but one item on my bucket list remained unchecked. I have always wanted to fly an open cockpit biplane. Much like my chance to fly the B-25, another […]

  

  Legend Hobby/Seagull Red Baron Stearman 20cc

  Put on a show with this giant-scale barnstormer! I have flown in a variety of full-scale airplanes over the years, including a memorable day in a B-25, but one item on my bucket list remained unchecked. I have always wanted to fly an open cockpit biplane. Much like my chance to fly the B-25, another […]
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• Bat-Safe LiPo Charging Boxes I know from personal experience how much smoke, fumes and fire can be produced when your LiPo battery charger malfunctions and over-charges a battery pack. In today’s plug-and-play hobby, it is just too easy to become complacent and take LiPo packs for granted. I was very lucky; nothing was damaged and […]

  

  ON THE FLIGHTLINE – December 2021

  Bat-Safe LiPo Charging Boxes I know from personal experience how much smoke, fumes and fire can be produced when your LiPo battery charger malfunctions and over-charges a battery pack. In today’s plug-and-play hobby, it is just too easy to become complacent and take LiPo packs for granted. I was very lucky; nothing was damaged and […]
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• When it comes to scale RC planes, the biggest thing that ruins the scale look of the plane is a “smaller than scale” flying propeller. Many warbird pilots will paint their props the correct color and add the yellow safety propeller tips, but if you really want to get maximum attention at the flying field, […]

  

  Make a Static Scale 3-Blade Propeller

  When it comes to scale RC planes, the biggest thing that ruins the scale look of the plane is a “smaller than scale” flying propeller. Many warbird pilots will paint their props the correct color and add the yellow safety propeller tips, but if you really want to get maximum attention at the flying field, […]
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• Air Ager Dave Lees, Ravenna, Ohio Dave wanted to build an old-time plane from foam and came across Model Airplane News plans for the Air Ager, published in April 1944 as a gas-powered (Forester 26) free-flight balsa plane. Dave says the 48-inch-span foamie flies so well that he’s already working on improved 48- and 60-inch-span […]

  

  Pilot Projects – December 2021

  Air Ager Dave Lees, Ravenna, Ohio Dave wanted to build an old-time plane from foam and came across Model Airplane News plans for the Air Ager, published in April 1944 as a gas-powered (Forester 26) free-flight balsa plane. Dave says the 48-inch-span foamie flies so well that he’s already working on improved 48- and 60-inch-span […]
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• As a subject, the T-28 has clearly been a sleeper over the years, with only a small number of kits being available. Well, the lightning bolt must have hit a large number of people at the same time as the market now has Trojans in all sizes—from micro to ginormous! Why? Because in nearly any […]

  

  Easy Warbird Makeover – A T-28 Trojan gets a new look

  As a subject, the T-28 has clearly been a sleeper over the years, with only a small number of kits being available. Well, the lightning bolt must have hit a large number of people at the same time as the market now has Trojans in all sizes—from micro to ginormous! Why? Because in nearly any […]
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• Pilot-RC 1/5-Scale F-16 Fighting Falcon The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is one of the most popular choices for RC turbine jet pilots. Quick to put together, the new 1/5-scale F-16 from Pilot-RC is reliable and tough enough to actually be flown on a regular basis. With a wingspan is 83.3 inches and a length […]

  

  New Releases – December 2021

  Pilot-RC 1/5-Scale F-16 Fighting Falcon The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is one of the most popular choices for RC turbine jet pilots. Quick to put together, the new 1/5-scale F-16 from Pilot-RC is reliable and tough enough to actually be flown on a regular basis. With a wingspan is 83.3 inches and a length […]
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