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    So You Want to Build it Big! — Advice for Enlarging Model Airplane

    Part of the Model Airplane News “Classic Article” Archive, Greg Hahn, explains the proper way to enlarge scale model airplane plans. His techniques are as timely today as it was when it was first written. — By Greg Hahn I am often asked for information about blowing up plans. I guess my big...
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    Customize Your ARF: Easy Scale Tips & Tricks

    It’s early Sunday morning. You stayed up late finishing your new ARF warbird last night, and you’re raring to get to the field to collect all the “Oohs,” “Aahs” and accolades that come with the unveiling of a new model. En route, you plan your strategy: choose a spot in the pits that’s...
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    Smoke On! — Add an easy Show-Stopper Smoke System

    At full-scale and RC airshows alike, watching aerobatic aircraft equipped with smoke systems adds greatly to the appeal for both spectators and pilots. Experienced pilots will make the aircraft all but disappear within the smoke during torque rolls, tail slides, and so forth. Simply put, SMOKE...
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    8 Great Workshop Tips

    Here are a few tips from the Model Airplane News vault — enjoy! If you have some tips of your own you’d like to share, please send them to MAN@airage.com. HOT HOLES Here’s a simple way to make holes through balsa in tight spots. Just bend the tip of a soldering gun to 90 degrees, and...
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    Five NIP <b>Giant Scale Airplane</b> Servos

    These servos were ordered by mistake and are not needed. So I am selling five for the price of four and you can pick them up & not wait for them to be ... Continue reading...
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    Easy Scratch-built Skis (Get ready for snow!)

    Now that the first snowfall has hit parts of the country, it’s the perfect time to get prepared for winter flying! This classic how-to from our good friend Roy Vaillancourt provides a great project that will not only use up some of those leftover pieces of wood in your workshop and but also let...
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    Junkers Ju 88 — RC Bomber rebuild

    When it comes to giant-scale warbirds, some modelers just can’t let go. This is the case with PJ Ash and his 128-inch-span Junkers Ju 88 twin-engine Luftwaffe bomber. Known now to his friends as his “Phoenix” bomber because it has risen from the ashes, so to speak, PJ’s bomber still flies at...
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    Santa Gets a New Ride!

    Santa just upgraded from Donner and Blitzen to a custom drone! In this video YouTuber Casey Neistat uses a drone to pull himself, dressed as asnowboarding Santa, and even shows him using the drone to “fly” himself over a house. Kids, don’t try this at home! Model Airplane News - The #1 resource...
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    Master the Harrier Pass

    A major cornerstone of 3D flying, the harrier pass consists of flying an airplane at a very high angle of attack at a very low airspeed. In this “high alpha” or post-stall position, it can be said that the plane is flying more on the prop than on the wing. Control during a harrier is primarily...
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    SHOCKWAVE — The ultimate unlimited Reno air racer

    Designed by longtime MAN contributor Mark Rittinger, the Shockwave Reno racer is another unusual addition to his electric powered racer series. The man behind the full-size Shockwave effort was Darryl Greenamyer, who needs no introduction in the aviation world, considering his speed records in a...
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    Spray Painting Made Easy

    Here’s a great workshop technique from editor Gerry Yarrish’s workshop. The products may have changed but today, painting your model airplane with “rattle can” spray paint is a less expensive alternative than using an air compressor and an automotive touch-up gun or a HVLP (High Volume, Low...
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    Hyperion Antenna/Camera+VTX Overview

    Brought to you by our friends at Hyperion! This post is geared for the review of different antenna types and how they might benefit each First-Person View (FPV) application differently, in the terms of long-range, compactness, and versatility in surrounding radio frequency (RF) backgrounds...
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    Valley View RC Christmas sale

    www.valleyviewrc.com The post Valley View RC Christmas sale appeared first on Fly RC Magazine. Continue reading...
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    Scale WW I Finishing Techniques — Applying Plywood Panels

    When it comes to any model of a Sopwith Camel, (and some WW I German aircraft), there are some plywood panels that give the aeroplane its characteristic look. It was always part of my over all finish scheme to include these side and top panels. Since they are added after the model has been...
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    Give the RC gift that lasts all year long: a subscription to Model Airplane News! Model Airplane News is the magazine that started it all! Launched in 1929, it remains the bible of the RC business. Written by renowned experts in the field, Model Airplane News ignites readers’ passion for RC...
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    Jet Central Super Eagle Kero start conversion

    I have Jet Central Super Eagle anyone try to do a conversion to kero using this- http://www.xicoy.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22_24&products_id=105
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    On this Day in Aviation – Happy Birthday Jimmy Doolittle

    Anyone who is interested in aviation knows the name Jimmy Doolittle. A Congressional Metal of Honor recipient, Doolittle was a true American aviation pioneer. James Harold “Jimmy” Doolittle was born on this day, December 14, 1896, and became a Reserve officer in the USAAC. Doolittle was...
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    News Frosty Dog Electric, January 7, 2017 Triple Tree Aerodrome, Woodruff, SC

    Triple Tree Aviators would like to invite all RC pilots to come out Saturday January 7, 2017 to fly electric aircraft. Join us for the coldest flying day of the year and bring any type of electric aircraft. Registration is $15. AMA required. Just show up and fly. 72 MHz OK. With all the new RC...
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    Fly the Elevator

    The first 3D maneuver many pilots learn is the “elevator.” During an elevator, the airplane remains fully stalled and drops almost vertically in a flat attitude. Start by pointing the airplane directly into the wind. Cut the throttle and increase upelevator to enter a stall. At the moment the...
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    Reliable Fuel Systems – Keeping your Engine Happy

    Radio control model airplanes rely on two basic systems to fly, the radio system and the power system (excluding gliders). Whether you are relying on a nitro-burning glow engine or a high-octane, gasoline-sipping power plant, if your engine loses its fuel supply, you’ll find yourself in a...
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