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    A Soldier’s Journey Into RC

    This article was originally published in Fly RC’s February 2016 issue. By Steve Mills Todd was awarded the Purple Heart for his injuries sustained in Iraq. We all have a story of how we got into flying RC aircraft . For many of us it started as a child-hood love for toy airplanes. Others...
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    Hitec Power Peak D7 AC/DC Charging Station

    Hitec continues to bring you exemplary power and convenience with our latest Power Peak D7 AC/DC Charging Station. Armed with two independent 200-watt output ports, producing up to 20 amps of charge current each, the Power Peak D7 is capable of charging all battery chemistries quickly and...
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    Cut A Perfect Cowl

    This article was originally published in Fly RC’s February 2016 issue. By Scott Copeland Everyone knows that the “A” in ARF stands for “Almost”. For some kits, that can be a pretty big “A”! While the majority of ARF’s have most of the major components built, there are significant variations in...
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    SkySmoke: New Smoke Fluid From Sullivan Products & SuperDri

    Sullivan Products is proud to announce a joint partnership with SuperDri, the leader in full scale smoke oil. Sullivan Products will be marketing full scale smoke fluid to the RC market, S760-SkySmoke will be blended and bottled by SuperDri and distributed by Sullivan Products...
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    [FWP] Flying Wing Project has been updated

    Updating FWP Project "Gotha" Flying Wing Project page Continue reading...
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    Snappier aerobatics with upline & downline maneuvers

    There are many good reasons to learn to fly advanced aerobatics, but the most compelling is the personal satisfaction that always comes from overcoming each maneuver’s particular challenges. If you’re like most aerobatic pilots, your initial learning curve was steep through basic looping and...
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    It’s Showtime! RC Wing Walkers

    This video of Richard Rawle’s twin 1/3-scale showplanes outfitted with RC wing walkers will make your day! The formation flight of the Breitling Boeing Stearmans features Richard and Steve Holland on the sticks, with Sharon Stiles operating the animated 30% wing walkers. Each wing walker is...
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    Crash Repair: 5 Quick & Easy Fixes

    One of the apprehensions all pilots experience is knowing our planes are at risk every time they take to the air. Then there is a real sense of accomplishment when the plane makes it safely back to terra firma. As our confidence builds, we start doing maneuvers closer to the ground and thereby...
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    4D Aerobatics — Giant Scale Thrust Vectoring!

    Wait, what!! A Nose-Down Hover? Yes, indeed. this 40% scale aerobatic model is pointing straight down, frozen in a vertical hover.We caught up with German pilot and Hacker team member Markus Rummer to get an inside look at this RC black magic!. Markus, a seasoned pilot, designer, and...
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    SHOCK ABSORBING LANDING GEAR MADE EASY — The solderless technique

    I have always admired early aircraft, especially those flown during WW I. The evolution of aircraft from 1914 to 1918 is simply amazing. I have built and flown several WW I airplanes built from Balsa USA kits. Well designed, they fly great but sometimes my landings can be less than perfect. I...
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    Long Island Dawn Patrol — WW1 RC Giant Scale Event Starts Today!

    Today starts one of the best WW1 giant scale events in the Northeast. The Long Island Skyhawks know how to have fun, and this RC vintage event is a must-attend for anyone’s RC bucket list. Just a hint of what’s to come. This was taken today from the trenches by Michael C. Gross! (above)...
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    Massive MiG-29 Fulcrum

    This nearly 1/4-scale MiG-29 is the handiwork of Harold Dowbekin and flown here by Neil Hyde. Neil says, “Harold designed and built the airframe using light ply, cypress and G10 covering, with foam core wings again covered in G10 (pro skin). The gear is all home built, including the cylinders...
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    LAND LIKE A PRO

    We’ve all heard the old adage, Takeoffs are optional; landings are mandatory. Bringing a plane back to the ground safely is a pilot’s top goal. Unfortunately, one of the hardest maneuvers for an RC airplane to perform is the landing, and it is the first one that we pilots must learn to perfect...
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    How to: Make a Cooling Baffle for a Radial Engine

    Warbirds with powerful engines usually develop high operating temps unless they are carefully integrated into the airframe. Therefore, they really need a custom designed cooling baffle to keep temps down. Those that think the big round hole in the cowl is going to cool that engine, as is, are...
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    Stuka Ju 87 — Dastardly Dive Bomber

    Some of the most impressive giant-scale aircraft can be seen at fly in and competitions held at Paradise Field in Lakeland, FL. One of several “over the top” RC events (promoted by Frank Tiano, the father of the top Gun scale invitational), 12 O’clock High has been known to draw amazing aircraft...
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    Whats Old Is New

    This article was originally published in Fly RC’s January 2016 issue. Sure, most of us as modelers and RC pilots have a favorite airframe. Perhaps it’s the hot new EDF out on the market or the latest aerobatic offering for 3D performance, but more often than not, it’s a classic-type aircraft...
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    Conceal Control Horns And Pushrods

    This article was originally published in Fly RC’s April 2016 issue. By Gary A. Ritchie Figure 1. The beautiful lines of this RC scale Nakajima KI-84 are spoiled by the protruding aileron pushrod and control horn (white arrow). In the world of RC scale model airplane building, one of the...
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    Thermals 101

    This article was originally published in Fly RC’s January 2016 issue. By Mike Lee An E-flite Mystique electric power launched sailplane shows her topside on power. Electric motor launch is an easy and safe way to fly sailplanes without the need for a heavy winch and setup time. They still fly...
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