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Less than 2 weeks to go! RCX EXPO!

May 20, 2013 Comments Off on Less than 2 weeks to go! RCX EXPO!

RCX—the most exciting RC show swings into action June 1 & 2! The RCX Expo at the Long Beach Convention Center is not your every day RC trade show. What sets it apart for the rest is all the in-your-face action whether you are like RC planes and helicopters or RC cars, trucks, tanks and […]

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Thursday Jets at Top Gun

May 02, 2013 Comments Off on Thursday Jets at Top Gun

Thursday is winding down and the rain held off so everyone did get some quality flights in today. Some of the nicest Pro-Am entries were of the Turbine type and here are just a couple we say on the flightline! Amazing quality and performance in one package.  

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Top Gun Aircraft Highlight–Can you name this plane?

May 02, 2013 13 Comments

Hint! It is not a North American P-51 Mustang. The full-size aircraft was powered by a Turbo-prop turbine engine and it was proposed as a ground attack aircraft for the USAF. Leave a comment if you know what it is.

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Model Airplane News at Top Gun

May 02, 2013 1 Comment

Thursday May 2, the Top Gun flightline is a buzz with activities and there’s airplanes and pilots everywhere getting in flights. This is no easy task during any Top Gun event with the pressure and the excitement of such an impressive event. But add the threatening weather yesterday and today and you see everyone is […]

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Aerobatic Icon Reborn from Aeroworks

Apr 20, 2013 1 Comment

If you have been around and involved in RC aerobatics for any length of time, then you know that the Laser 200 was one of the hottest tickets in the lats 70s and early 1980s. Well, Aeroworks is going to reignite that excitement with their new 30cc Laser 200 QB ARF. video platform video management […]

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Hangar 9 Composite QQ Yak 54

Apr 19, 2013 1 Comment

When it comes to giant scale aerobatic excitment, the new Hangar 9 Composite Yak 54 QQ is ready to rock the winner’s circle! We got the inside scoop first hand at the Toledo show during our interview with Hangar 9’s Colton Clark. This 100cc aerobat is ready to put on a show — check it […]

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.40-size P-51D Mustang ARF from Hangar 9

Apr 12, 2013 1 Comment

We just saw this impressive ARF at the Toledo show and it is all decked out in an Authentic 8th Air Force, 357th Fighter Squadron trim scheme. With a moderated wing span of 56 inches, this beauty comes with lots of details and is covered with UltraCote covering. Features include Balsa and      lightweight plywood […]

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Turbine-powered Batwing!

Apr 07, 2013 15 Comments

Brought to us by the same guy who built a fire-breathing turbine powered flying dragon last year, Rick Hamel the Dark Knight’s Batwing plane was front and center on the competition table at the Toledo Show. This amazing model is all-composite, created with Rick’s self-designed molds. It took a year and half to build and uses a […]

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Competition Highlights from Toledo

Apr 07, 2013 1 Comment

Mark Rittinger’s Precisous Metal Racer Karl Schneider’s 50% scale Pitts Model-12 Checkmate 36% Scale T-34 Mentor by Mike Barbee Robert Grossman’s DH-2 Pusher Curtiss Jenny by Gerald Sanderson Jim Ryan’s Husky with intermeshed rotorheads 35%-scale Bristol Scout Model-D by Brian Perkins  

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New Products from Toledo Show

Apr 07, 2013 Comments Off on New Products from Toledo Show

New Razorback Mustang in Red-tail markings from Aeroworks Yak 55 quick build from Aeroworks New E-flite Inverza 280 BNF Basic is a collaborative original design by RC aerobatic world champion Quique Somenzini, full-scale aerobatic aircraft craftsman Kevin Kimball and aviation artist Mirco Pecorari. New Airtronics DS-10GS    

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New from SKS Video Productions: Florida Jets 2013

Apr 03, 2013 Comments Off on New from SKS Video Productions: Florida Jets 2013

Florida Jets was once again held at Lakeland Linder Airport in Lakeland, Florida continues to bring together the hottest pilots and planes from around the world. Photo from Florida Jets flightline courtesy of David Hart This year’s 2013 event featured many of the top pilots demonstrating the latest in jet technology. Goetz Vogelsang debutes two aircraft, […]

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RC Quad-Motor Tilt Rotor Transport

Apr 02, 2013 12 Comments

Just when you think you’ve seen everything, something new comes along and you sit back and just say wow! So it the case for this amazing homebuilt RC transport airplane that has tilt wing mounted motors–four of them! And, not only does this cool backyard bomber fly extremely well, it is also aerobatic in that […]

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Senior Technical Editor About Me: I have a lifelong passion for all things scale, and I love to design, build and fly scale RC airplanes. With 20 plus years as part of the Air Age family of magazines, I love producing Model Airplane News and Electric Flight.

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