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    4 Reader Tips

    These field and bench tips are all courtesy of MAN readers (the best aircraft modelers around!). Here are a few of our favorites; bet you’ll use at least one! (Have a tip you’d like to share? Send it to MAN@airage.com!) GARAGE STORAGE SPACE When you need more storage space for wings, the...
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    Oops! Best Crashes, Midairs, and Saves

    Unfortunately it happens to even the best pilots and planes: an encounter with terra firma (or another aircraft) that doesn’t quite go as planned. RCScaleAirplanes compiled footage of 2016’s terrible crashes as well as some pretty heroic landing saves in this video. The Corsair saves at 3:40 and...
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    Hitec Energy Propel Combo Packs

    From Hitec: Hitec’s popular Energy Propel Motors are now available in convenient combination packs. With built-in, programmable speed controls and high performance, efficient motors, our Energy Propel line delivers the functionality and space-saving design your multirotor projects require. Each...
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    TechOne DLG-1000 [VIDEO]

    From TechOne Hobby: You don’t need a motor to fly, you just need the DLG-1000 and some open sky. So take it out to the local park for a whole day or just a quick lark. There’s tons of fun in store when you take this glider out to soar. Get yours now, don’t delay, and send them as presents to...
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    TechOne No Gravity Airplane [VIDEO]

    From TechOne Hobby: “What goes up must come down”… until now. The No Gravity is so agile it can perform stunts that seem to defy the laws of physics. Get yours and experience flight without boundaries. Visit TechOneHobby.com See more posts about TechOne Hobby Model Airplane News - The #1...
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    Hawker Sea Hurricane EP-GP Grey Version 1486mm (58″) (ARF)

    From HobbyKing: The Hawker Hurricane is a classic fighter design from the WW2 era of aviation. Overshadowed by the Supermarine Spitfire the Hurricane proved it’s worth during the battle of France and more notably in the Battle of Britain, shooting down more enemy aircraft than any other type...
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    Best Ways to install Hinging — Avoid Control Surface Binding

    One of the most important tasks to do with any giant scale airplane you build is to install the hinges correctly. This article shows how I did it with my Balsa USA Fokker Triplane, and with this giant scale 33% WW 1 fighter, I wanted everything just right. Let’s check out these hinges and how to...
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    HobbyKing Best Deals

    See the original email in your browser The post HobbyKing Best Deals appeared first on Fly RC Magazine. Continue reading...
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    Multi-Servo Control Surface Setup Made Easy

    With many of today’s giant scale aerobatic aircraft multiple servos are often used to move each flight control surface. Modern computer radios actually have specialized menus to help setup and adjust multi-servo installations, but you can do it the old fashion way as well by using programmable...
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    Awesome Bomber Landings

    Landing a scale warbird can be tricky, especially if it’s a heavy-metal, multi-engine bomber or transport aircraft. In this compilation, the father and son video team of Pete and Dean Coxon highlight some terrific bomber landings they’ve captured at RC events throughout the United Kingdom...
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    Reader Tips & Tricks

    We have the best readers, and we love your unique ways of making building and assembling RC planes easier. Here are a few of our favorites; bet you’ll use at least one! (Have a tip you’d like to share? Send it to MAN@airage.com!) Cutting corners on patch jobs When using MonoKote or UltraCote...
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    Force RC ‘Tis the season: 12 Days of Deals!

    Click for 12 Days of Deals The post Force RC ‘Tis the season: 12 Days of Deals! appeared first on Fly RC Magazine. Continue reading...
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    On this Day in Aviation History — December 7, 1941

    At approximately 7:55 AM (local time), on December 7, 1941, the US Navy was attacked by the Imperial Japanese Navy, and the US forces were caught completely off guard. 96 ships were stationed at Pearl Harbor, but the Japanese aircraft’s primary targets were the big battleships moored on...
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    New Scale Pilots Figures for the Jet Set

    When it comes to flying scale model aircraft, there’s one basic rule no self respecting scale builder/pilot should ever break… Never fly your plane with an empty cockpit! A scale pilot figure, (or at least a shoulders up pilot bust), is not an optional accessory, it’s a requirement if you are...
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    Exterior Details: Dummy Control Linkages

    There’s an old saying that says “scale models are really never finished, you just stop adding details to them”! Each modeler has to decide for himself when enough is enough. For me, I enjoy adding medium easy to see details to the top surfaces of the wings and control surfaces and in particular...
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    EDGETRA EP – SIG’s new 3D Hybrid

    A New Hybrid is Born! SIG MFG. is known for quality kits and ARF’s with classic designs like the Four Star and the Rascal. This fall they announced a new ARF that brings SIG back into the aerobatic world and leaps them into the 3D arena. Because SIG did not want to put out just another version...
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    O.S. Engine Limited Edition Gold 105HZ-R Heli Engine

    From O.S. Engine: Limited Edition – Only 200 in the world! O.S. Engines truly are the gold-standard for RC models and we’re proving it with this special, 80th anniversary, gold edition engine! This special, super-limited edition 105HZ-R brings you the same 3D power as the original but with a...
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    MAN Flightline Flicks — Near Perfect T-33 Shooting Star — Video Interview

    This Blast from the Past comes from the Top Gun event at Paradise Field in Lakeland, FL. Featuring longtime MAN contributor Rich Uravitch interviewing builder Graeme Mears and aircraft pilot and owner Ali Machinchy with their impressive T-33 Shooting Star. Their turbine powered jet is built from...
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    Secrets from the Pros

    Often we get emails and letters asking for advice on subjects such as flying, building and adjusting engines. We asked some of our regular contributors for their professional RC tips and hints for success. Enjoy! WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO RANGE-CHECK A 2.4GHZ RADIO? ¶Mike Greenshields, Global...
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    The Cobra Roll — Five Easy Steps to Master this Impressive Move

    As you become more proficient in your aerobatic ability, you will naturally begin to combine elements of different maneuvers into a single aerobatic maneuver or sequence. One such maneuver, found in the 2015 Academy of Model Aeronautics Precision Aerobatic Advanced program, is the Cobra Roll...
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