Pilot-RC 15-foot Decathlon The 15-foot-span Pilot-RC Decathlon, shown with Gene Payson, is an airshow quality plane! Put in smoke, and its impressive size and outstanding aerobatic ability will showcase even the best pilot’s flying skills. CONTINUED»
Bombs Away! Each aircraft in our warbird fleet is equipped with Slimline smoke system components and custom-fabricated bomb releases. While we do drop the beautiful scale H9 bombs...READ MORE»
2009 Joe Nall Giant-Scale Fly-In Over the years thousands upon thousands giant scale modelers have passed through the entry arch that leads the way to the world famous Triple Tree Aerodrome in South Carolina.READ MORE»
Fly-Fly Models DG-1000 HobbyKing is distributing the Fly-Fly Hobby Models DG-1000, a 104 in. scale of this successful airplane. After more than 50 successful flights, here’s the product review of the powered version.READ MORE»
EPP Predator When Jimmie Wade met Mark Grohe at 2dogrc.com both were committed to designing airplanes. It did not take them long though to make changes to the previously hybridized, all-Depron Jimmie Wade Challenger.READ MORE»
E-flite Blade mCX S300 Right on the heels of the successful, ultra-micro E-flite Blade mCX comes the realistic-looking Blade mCX S300.READ MORE»
PST Reaction The PST REaction features an exceptionally high degree of completion, as well as exceptional build quality. READ MORE»
The Ultimate Dalotel 20 years ago Ray Ordorica scratch-built a 1/8 scale model of a Dalotel DM 165 based on plans he saw in Model Airplane News. CLICK HERE»
Carl Risteen's Biplane Secrets Bonus info from our interview with aeronautical engineer and model designer Carl Risteen, as well as the inside scoop on his three part series "Biplane Secrets". READ MORE»
DIY Control Horns and Servo Mounts I receive at least one unsolicited credit card every month. Usually, I cut them up and throw them in the trash. Ollie Edwards of the Scottsdale, AZ Model Flyers uses the cards to make control horns and servo mounts. READ MORE»
Design and Evolution of a Sport Airplane Over approximately 15 years, I have periodically re-visited a design I started back in the days when virtually all “sport” or “fun-fly” planes were kit-built READ MORE»
The Temora Invitational Scale Classic The aim of the event was to hold a scale competition that would cater to all types of aircraft and under a set of rules that did not give an advantage to any particular style of aircraft. READ MORE»
Make Giant Scale Skis When Roy Vaillancourt wanted to fly his 1/4 scale Bird Dog and Sentinel models he went to his workshop to draw up a plan for 1/4 scale skis. You can download his plan here. READ MORE»
Nitromethane Bonus Material The Dooling Brothers reported a 1,500rpm increase in shaft speed when using Arden’s Formula B compared with the standard mix of methanol and castor oil. READ MORE
Cessna 310B Songbird Relive the Sky King excitement with your own electric powered 310B. Designed by one of Model Airplane News’ most prolific designers Rich Uravitch, the Cessna 310B has a 52.8 inch span and is powered by a pair of BP Hobbies brushless motors turning APC 9x7.5 props. READ MORE
Homebuilt Gee Bee Model-D Materials List for the Homebuilt Gee Bee Model-D designed by Pat Tritle and featured in the September 2009 issue of Backyard Flyer magazine. Plans available from RCstore.com. READ MORE
SEFF 2009 If a flying event can grow to become a living, breathing, pulsating, life form with its own mannerisms and language – SEFF is it! READ MORE
The Dazzling Ryan After his “Best of Show” win at RCX 2009, we got a chance to sit down with builder Les Espolt and ask him some questions about his great-looking Ryan STA Special.READ MORE
Top Gun On-Site Coverage Featured in the August 2009 issue of MAN, the 2009 Top Gun Scale Invitational was the greatest scale competition ever. For video interviews, photos and winner information click here.READ MORE
The First Top Gun Winner Bob Fiorenze built his magnificent McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet starting with a pre-production Yellow Aircraft kit...READ MORE
E-Jet Upgrades The “262” is way up there on the list of my “85 favorite airplanes”. Aside from its “means business” shark-like looks, the 262 embodied a number of technical achievements and at least one significant first.READ MORE
More Fun With Gliders! After reviewing the ParkZone Radian, author Jason Benson takes some time to look at the enjoyable aspects of glide flying - including thermaling and slope soaring. READ MORE
Workshop Secrets: Cockpit Hatch In the June 2009 issue of Model Airplane News I wrote an article called Workshop Secrets—14 Tips and Techniques to detail your scale model. Here I would like to show you some of the techniques in more detail. READ MORE »
Workshop Secrets: Scale Windshield Fairing Strip Here are some more detailing tips from the June 2009 Model Airplane News article “Workshop Secrets.” This technique can be used on with any scale model that has a clear windshield installation. READ MORE »
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New E-flite Co-Axial Scale NOTAR Heli in for review . The Blade CX3 with attractive scale police trim scheme MD 520N body is amazing! READ MORE»
New Construction article coming soon to Model Airplane News—the Electro Hots by Steve Santich
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Engine Clinic Engine guru Clarence Lee receives so many letters, they don't all fit in his column. To get your Engine Clinic Q&A fix, just come here! READ MORE»
Easy Hinging Tips for Modelers Many folks have written me lately about how to easily install CA hinges used in most models. This process can be easy and accurate if done properly and a mess if done wrong. READ MORE»
