With the increasing popularity of gas engines, wouldn’t it be great to have an ARF gas trainer that clubs could use to get more people into the sport? Aeroworks has answered the call with their new GT 20 gas trainer, which comes plumbed and ready for a DLE 20cc engine. In this video interview, Gerry Yarrish gets [...]
An interesting motorcycle was spotted in Indianapolis. He has chocks for it too. His hat suggests he was an F-86 driver although the bike says it’s an F-104. Very cool.
We were thrilled to see a feature story in the current issue of Flight Journal from longtime MAN contributor Jim Newman! He notes, “Throughout my 43 years in the U.S., on finding that I grew up in England during the war years, people will ask ‘What was it like? Did you see German aeroplanes?’ Even FJ [...]
If you’re looking for a fun project that you can easily complete in an afternoon, why not a flight box? In this how-to/review, Terry Bolin shares his experience building a Sig Mini-Boss Flight Box. About every six or seven years for the last 44 years, I want a new flight box. Not necessarily a bigger [...]
The word “drone” has dominated the news, so it’s no wonder that we RC molders like the idea of having our own RC drone. Now add a camera to that and you have something that is going to be a blast fly and then check out the photos or videos afterwards. One company has realized [...]
The engineers at Festo, the same folks who designed the amazing SmartBird, have now created a four-winged dragonfly they call “BionicOpter.” Here’s the scoop from their website and don’t miss the video of the dragonfly in flight below! With the BionicOpter, Festo has technically mastered the highly complex flight characteristics of the dragonfly. Just like [...]
A team of masters students from the Queen Mary, University of London is hoping to develop the world’s first photovoltaic multi-copter. Dubbed “Solarcopter,” the team’s creation is a solar powered remote controlled helicopter-prototype designed for multipurpose applications. “The Solarcopter was inspired from the love of flight, and the urge to do something different for the [...]
The MLB Super Bat is a small, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that has mission capabilities found only in larger UAVs. The Super Bat is a complete UAV System that can operate autonomously, deliver high quality video imagery, and can be transported in a small SUV. The aircraft operates autonomously, has a 10-hour maximum duration, and [...]
