As part of the 25th Annual Scale Invitational, Frank Tiano has included a scale Rubber-Powered Free Flight “Mass Launch” to the activities for the Top Gun Silver Anniversary. And this is open to everyone to participate including Pilots, Crew Members, Judges, Staff and Press. Frank asked us to get the word out so here it [...]
Airplanes on the workshop floor always seem to catch “Hangar Rash.” Organizations is a great way to keep the our of harm’s way. Aviation modelers are an eclectic group coming from all walks of life. Once we conquer the basics of flight we tend to acquire a variety of aircraft varying in type or style as [...]
During the spring I designed & built an RC model stand for a friend. The idea was to build a stand that would make it easier to assemble and disassemble the aircraft. This stand should work for most 40-60 size airplanes, modelers may want to create/change to suit their own tastes too. The construction is [...]
Those over 40 probably know who Paul Harvey is and the significance of “The Rest of the Story”. Bringing this project to conclusion and completing that first test flight reminded me of those wonderful stories on radio. I did it, completed the build in time to have the first test flight on Father’s Day. The [...]
It’s well into the second week of the build, time to get this project finished and ready for test flight on Father’s Day. The fuse and wing are framed just a few things to do, mount wing, final sanding, covering, hinges, install hardware, engine, fuel tank, radio gear, balance and set-up. During the construction of [...]
The fuselage for most Ugly Stik (& Stick) models is basically a balsa box. Many builders have modified the fuse a variety of ways adding a round cowl, canopy, guns, raising the wing saddle or lowering it. It may be one of them most modified designs, one of my favorites is to flip the [...]
Construction of the Das Little Stik began with the wing. This is a 30 year old die cut kit, the quality of the balsa and die cutting was good. If a kit is properly stored in a dry place it can be built many years later. The building board is as important as the [...]
During the summer of 1977 my Dad bought me my first ‘real’ R/C airplane kit. It was a Midwest Das Little Stik. It still needed a motor and radio system, however it was a beginning. The parts & plans must have come out of the box and put back in a hundred times or more before [...]
