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    E-flite Opterra 2m Flying Wing

    From E-flite: The Opterra™ 2m flying wing is the collaborative effort of George Hicks and Mike McConville – two of model aviation’s premier aircraft designers. Together, they have created some of the best flying RC airplanes in the world. This one is no exception. Its lightweight construction...
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    Jeti SBEC 30 D EX Switching Regulator With Telemetry

    From Esprit Tech: Modelers using different radio systems can also directly benefit from Jeti SBEC 30 D EX using standalone telemetry with a JetiBox Profi and one of the R4US, R5US, R6US, R7-9-11US, R14-18US receivers for current and capacity telemetry data. Brand new Jeti SBEC 30 D EX (2-16S)...
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    Get into Gas: Expert Installation & Setup Tips

    There are lots of good reasons to use gasoline engines to power your model airplanes. Generally speaking, they are easy to start, and run very reliably while producing their peak power at lower rpm than glow engines of similar displacement. With lower rpms they tend to make less noise and burn...
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    Jumbo Jet Flight

    This 16-foot-span 747-400 gives new meaning to the phrase “jumbo jet!” In this video, Adi Pitz’s 747-400 scale model puts on a show at the Hausen Flight Day in Switzerland with pilot M. Brauer at the controls. The largest plane Adi has ever built, it has over 2,000 hours of work into it! The 747...
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    Hangar 9 Model 12 Viking 120cc 89″ ARF [VIDEO]

    From Hangar 9: Scandinavian Airshow is a professional team with over 30 years of airshow experience. In 2013, they unleashed one of the most powerful aerobatic biplanes ever conceived – the Model 12 Viking. Designed by Kevin Kimball, built by Jim Kimball Enterprises and flown by Jacob...
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    Flight Technique: Secrets to Inverted Flight

    Nearly all aerobatic maneuvers involve some segment(s) of inverted flight, so to keep progressing, you need to develop proficiency with inverted flight. To start, let’s do away with the often repeated reference to the elevator being reversed when the plane is upside-down. It is that kind of...
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    From the Workbench — Repairing a Landing Gear Sub-Wing

    Last year, I was fortunate enough to compete at Top Gun in Lakeland, Florida with my 1/3-scale Fokker Triplane. Unfortunately, during one of my flights, I suffered a dead-stick and had to bring the big triplane down into the rough to the south of the main runway. When the model landed, I...
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    4 Easy Tips (No Tricks!)

    Who doesn’t like learning an easier way to do things? These tips all use items around the house or shop, so they won’t cost you a dime. Have your own tip you’d like to share? Send it to MAN@airage.com and you could win an assortment of Bob Smith Industries glue (plus worldwide accolades & fame...
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    Master Knife-Edge Flight — Smooth and Precise!

    For the aerobatic pilot, being able to perform a traditional knife-edge pass is beneficial for many reasons. To begin with, it is a fun maneuver to perform and serves as a prerequisite for other aerobatic maneuvers, like the popular 4- and 8-point roll sequences. Moreover, it teaches that...
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    One of a kind Soviet bomber takes flight

    Built and flown by Rainer Mattle, this monster 99-pound model is powered by six 15cc ASP gas engines and an electric pusher motor. Built up from wood, the 16-foot-span plane is also equipped with 16 servos, brakes, and steerable nose wheels and can be disassembled into six modules for easier...
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    Easy Workshop Tips

    Check out these reader tips! Betcha you’ll use at least one on your next building project. (Have a tip you’d like to share? Send it to MAN@airage.com … no photo required!) Hatch Leash A great way to ensure your canopy arrives attached to your plane, rather than flying off one way and the...
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    Happy Halloween From Hobbico [VIDEO]

    From Hobbico: What creeps and crawls around the corner this spooky season? A ghoul, a ghost, a gibbering idiot, Pumpkin Spice Lattes? Find out in this frightfully delightful feature. Happy Halloween from Hobbico! Visit Hobbico.com See more posts about Hobbico Model Airplane News - The #1...
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    Turbine Powered Biplane — Best of Both Worlds?

    You just never know what you are going to find on the flightline at the annual Florida Jets event in Lakeland Florida. Hosted by Frank Tiano the father of the Top Gun Scale Invitational, Florida Jets brings together the cream of the crop from the Jet and turbine engine industries! Model...
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    SMOKE ON! — Make a Cheap & Easy Smoke Muffler

    A great way to add excitement to your RC flights is to add a smoke system. Do a loop or a roll and then add a dense, long-hanging smoke trail and you have an airshow! You can save some bucks by modiflying your stock muffler instead of buying a commercial one. Then you can take that money and...
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    Workshop Build-Along — Douglas Skyraider Part 7 — Tailwheel

    While the fuselage is being sheeted, I work out the installation of the scale Tailwheel unit (custom made by Earl Aune), and install the new plywood former and reinforcement doublers while I still have access to the parts in between the applied pieces of sheeting. The sheeting helps keep the...
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    Workshop Build-Along — Douglas Skyraider Part 6 — Fuselage Sheeting

    Now that the fuselage is almost completely built up, it’s time to start sheeting the structure and to begin some of the hardware installation. By first applying the 1/8-inch balsa sheeting to a few key areas, the fuselage structure becomes much more ridged and this helps it remain straight and...
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    Futaba CIU-3 USB Interface

    From Futaba: The CIU-3 makes it simpler than ever to program all 35+ S.Bus and S.Bus2 servos. Plug the USB interface into your PC, connect your radio equipment and go — no driver installation required. Use the CIU-3 to update your Futaba gyro and transmitter firmware just as easily. Specs...
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    FMS Beaver PNP

    From FMS: The giant FMS Beaver 2000mm combines stunning beauty and realism with upgrades, updated technology, and new features. The largest propeller aircraft offered in the FMS line is a giant scale gem that offers incredible value. Not only does it look fantastic, the Beaver performs...
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    FMS F-35 V2 PNP

    From FMS: Inspired by the superior features of the original model, version two (V2) of the FMS F-35 64mm has improved mechanical and structural features that will enhance air performance and decrease assembly time. A fiber pipe greatly enhances the wing strength for enhanced flying maneuvers...
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    1/3.2-Scale Formidable Fighter

    Mike Booth scratch-built this 1/3.2-scale Russian Yak-3 and notes that the 59.5-pound warbird uses a “mix of traditional materials and composite parts, i.e, cowling and canopy, carbon fiber fuselage doublers and a +/- 12G main spar joiner for the two piece wing.” The Yak is powered by a 3W 150cc...
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