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Model Airplane News Magazine
6d ago
Rick is back in the workshop building a balsa sport RC airplane from a kit in this video series. Learn from the best as Rick takes you through everything a beginner builder needs to think about–from preparing the build to selecting the right engine. Stay tuned for part 4!
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Model Airplane News Magazine
1w ago
Horizon Hobby’s own Ali Machinchy flying a giant Air World Germany F-104 Starfighter at the Arizona Warbirds event. The F-104 was built by Trond Hammerstadt and is owned an operated by Brian O’Mear. It is powered by a JetCat 300 Pro turbine and flown on a Powerbox Core radio, the Starfighter has been campaigned at Top Gun and flown at numerous events. Ali enjoys putting Brian’s 104 through its paces.
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Model Airplane News Magazine
1w ago
In one of the least surprising attacks of all time, this RC Eagle gets attacked by a real eagle. Eagles are strongly territorial and will engage in battles to protect their turf, so we have say this RC eagle had it coming! In fairness to the pilot, he was just flying his ornithopter around and didn’t realize a bird of prey lived nearby. We know it should go unsaid, but harassing wildlife is a big RC plane no-no.
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Model Airplane News Magazine
1w ago
Check out Youtuber Jay Kujan taking his Legend Hobby RQ-7 Shadow out to the flying field. Based on the iconic military surveillance UAV, this RC model is 1/2-scale and looks truly unique. Worth the watch!
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Model Airplane News Magazine
2w ago
I recently built a DHC-2 Beaver from Hangar 9 (hangar-9.com). This airplane is designed around the Evolution 33cc two-stroke gasoline engine, but I wanted to add the realism of a Saito three-cylinder radial engine (saito-engines.info). This four-stroke engine not only offers a beautiful engine sound but also adds the benefit of clean and more economical fuel consumption. Installing the Saito radial engine requires a new setup for the fuel-tank system, throttle linkage, and servo installation as well as a few other options regarding the exhaust system. Let’s get down to business!
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Model Airplane News Magazine
2w ago
The gang at Tail Heavy Productions is back with another super fun video, this time listing out the 17 largest RC planes. In no particular order they go through some of the largest models we’ve ever seen–check it out and enjoy the show!
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Model Airplane News Magazine
2w ago
Model Airplane News contributor Tim McKay is back in the workshop with another how-to video. Here, Tim goes through two easy methods to connect control linkages for your RC airplane.
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Model Airplane News Magazine
2w ago
Join Mike as he shares the lineup of ZAP CAs — along with a really quick tip on using kicker!
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Model Airplane News Magazine
3w ago
I’ve always loved airplanes. My interest has always been with scale RC models, particularly warbirds. It wasn’t long after I started building and flying RC warbirds that I was drawn to scale competition. While I was competing, I started measuring my work against other modelers and friends, and over time, I learned techniques to accomplish that “real” look. There are many ARFs on the market today that make great starting points for producing competition-worthy planes. The models shown in this article are my MiG-3 and Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (Thunderbolt), both built from the ESM ARFs (unfortunate ..read more
Model Airplane News Magazine
1M ago
Check out this home-built scale Northrop P-61 Black Widow that took more than 800 hours to complete! The builder, Karl Heinz Wender, used a combination of balsa wood and Styrofoam reinforced with fiberglass. The radar bowl and gun turret both also turn via RC. Watch this impressive build take to the air here!
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