Recently at a flying field, I overheard a few club members talking about implementing a total ban on helicopters. We aren’t talking about restrictions on flight times, or relegating helicopters to the side of the field, or even asking them to keep to the flight pattern; they wanted a NO HELICOPTERS ALLOWED rule. Why can’t [...]
So, our last workshop secession finished up all the basic fuselage, wing and tail construction completed and we have the landing gear and the engine and radio equipment installed. Here’s the latest details to finish up the Florio Flyer 60. We still have to finish out the nose of the plane by adding the engine [...]
Gary and Brian Prince, from North Canton, Ohio, will be bringing a Meister P-47 called “Zombie” and a CARF Corsair for this year’s Top Gun event. Gary will be flying the P-47 at Top Gun this year, and Dino Di Giorgio will be flying our new Corsair in the Unrestricted Class. The P-47 was [...]
Race planes have to be some of the coolest looking aircraft around. Very few have as much history as the Shoestring racer. If you ever want to try out a pylon racer, Great planes offer a nice looking Shoestring that is sure to please. Check out what John Reid and Michael York have to [...]
Say hello to the MAN gang at the 2012 WRAM show! Only 3 days till the 2012 WRAM show. The WRAM show has moved to the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Seacaucus, New Jersey! Be sure to stop by the MAN booth and say hi! We can’t wait to get to the event and see all the [...]
So, after wrapping up the wing and ailerons, lets move on to the fuselage. Really this is little more than a long tapering box structure and again, like the wing, not all that complicated or hard to do. You first should have your radio gear and engine and fuel system as you’ll be building the fuselage [...]
From Orlando, FL., Greg is the current 2011 Top Gun “Sportsman” Champion and for 2012 Top Gun he will be competing in the Pro-Am Pro division. His new Skymaster A-10 Warthog / Thunderbolt II weighs 55lbs. and has a 110″ wing span. It is powered by twin JetCat P-80 (with Kerosene starts,) putting out 22lbs. [...]
Built by Wayne Fussell from a Meister Scale kit in a little over a year. This impressive P-47 made its debut at Top Gun in 2011 when it placed 5th in Pro-Am Pro, piloted by P.J. Ash. For 2012, upgrades have been made and Wayne’s Thunderbolt will be flown by Dino DiGiorgio owner/operator of Meister Scale. The Jug has a [...]
Recently I got to take a tour through the Castle Creations factory in Olathe, KS. I really enjoyed my visit there and I found that making ESC was a much bigger production than I had imagined. In this video Lee Estingoy takes us through the assembly line at the Castle factory to see how ESC/speed [...]
Check out this week’s episode of The Radio Control Show where we give you a look at the Hangar 9 Giant Scale P-47D Thunderbolt, some amazing synchronized flying, contest winners, and much more. Tune in every Friday right here on modelairplanenews.com and don’t forget to like our page on FACEBOOK. View episode 146 in the [...]
One of the nicest Warbird guys you’ll ever meet Mike Gross Sr., is going to be competing with his beautiful Sopwith Camel which he built from Mick Reeves plans. A member of the Long Island Skyhawks club he’ll be entered in the Expert class. Mike started building his project in October, 2010 and the WW1 [...]
Pattern plane are something that is usually on pilot’s wish list. If one is on your list, you will want to check out this Super Taiji by World Models. This pattern plane is small enough to fit in just about any car but still performs in the air like a much larger aircraft. The Taiji [...]
We all know that bigger flies better and one of the best smaller flying planes has to be the stick, so….VQ Models introduced their new GLB Giant Stick which is a 1.20 glow or a 20-23cc gas size plane. This stick has a 78-inch wingspan and is just about 46-inches long. The two-piece wing makes [...]
The Team of Mike Selby and General Raymond Johns of the USAF (Pilot) will be competing at the 2012 Top Gun event with Mike’s amazing Team Scale entry a completely original Grumman A-6E Intruder. The A-6E is made from a composite vacuum layup of aired carbon and fiberglass. The formers are made with nomex/carbon to [...]
