2010: Luftwaffe legend and history’s third-ranking fighter ace Günther Rall dies. He achieved 275 victories during World War II. (272 on the Eastern Front, of which 241 were against Soviet fighters.) He flew a total of 621 combat missions, was shot down 8 times and was wounded 3 times. He fought in the [...]
Well, the 2011 version of the Central Connecticut RC Club’s Big Biplane Bash all-biplane event is now history! Even though there was rain in the early AM setup time. The wet weather held off and we enjoyed a high, solid overcast that could not dampen the spirits of the 23 pilots that did showed up. Usually, the event draws [...]
It’s coming! October 13 – 15, 2011the greatest collection of truely impressive and gigantic scale RC airplanes is coming once again to Lakeland Florida. Hosted by Frank Tiano at the amazing Paradise Field, near Lakeland Linder, Airport video platform video management video solutions video player
From the upcoming January 2012 Model Airplane News Flight Report. By Aaron Ham IN THE AIR (the Model) Flying the Eagle can be accomplished from pretty much any type of field. A paved field is great but a grass club field is also just as good provided the grass is cut somewhat short. The small [...]
The new FW-190 from FlyZone is here and I just cracked the box to take a look! Wow in the time it took to unpack the new Butcher Bird, I had it assembled and the 1800mAh Lipo pack on charge! it literally took minutes to assemble (two screws!) and plug in the servo leads into [...]
2005 The Department of Defense approved the tilt-rotor V-22 Osprey program for full production. 1987 Three of the six crew of a USAF Rockwell B1B bomber are killed when their aircraft collides with a large Pelican. 1984 Canada certifies the first of two preproduction aircraft of the de Havilland Canada Dash 8, a [...]
Wow! I just got back from the flying field and i have to tell ya, the new Spitfire from ParkZone is something else! it is a honest and very smooth flyer. it feels like a pattern ship and I loved it right from the moment it broke ground. Plenty of power, and a very nice [...]
Quick-Kit Starter Sets -include different motor choices! Quest’s Quick-Kit rockets are Skill Level 0 products. They can be sold to someone with no previous building experience. There are no parts to paint, all parts are pre-colored. All the graphics are pre-printed on die-cut pressure sensitive stock and are fun to apply. The only glue needed [...]
