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One Million Pounds in the air!

Aug 01, 2012 2 Comments

Here is something you don’t  see everyday, a million pounds in the air. Capt. Stemer commanded the RC521, the second 747-8 Freighter, into defying gravity and lifting more than 1 million pounds into the air. This plane just looks heavy as it rolls down the runway. “It’s a big deal for us and as an […]

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A great article on the Flying Tigers

Jul 26, 2012 Comments Off on A great article on the Flying Tigers

AMERICAN VOLUNTEER GROUP PILOT TAKES HIS P-40 TOMAHAWK OFF THE FIELD NORTH OF RANGOON.   NOTICE TWO GUNS ON EDGE OF EACH WING, ONE EACH SIDE OF COWLING. FLYING TIGERS IN BURMA HANDFUL OF AMERICAN PILOTS SHOOT DOWN 300 JAP WARPLANES IN 90 DAYS Photographs for LIFE by George Rodger   One shining hope has emerged from three […]

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Spitfire Masterpiece

Jul 20, 2012 15 Comments

This is one outstanding model, a scratch built 1/5th scale Supermarine Spitfire MK 1 by an English model builder. The pictures and accompanying text are by the model maker, David Glen. I wish I could make something this great. The job took well over eleven years, during which there were times he very nearly came […]

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Learning how to become a fighter pilot, Russian style.

Jul 03, 2012 Comments Off on Learning how to become a fighter pilot, Russian style.

Here is a great way to become a fighter pilot, virtual RC.  All you have to learn after this is how to work through the G’s while making some of those turns.  This is definitely a much cheaper way to train fighter pilots.  

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Some more great work from Young Park

Jun 18, 2012 Comments Off on Some more great work from Young Park

A true Master, here is his P-51

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A True Craftsman!

Jun 14, 2012 7 Comments

Hawaii resident Young Park  creates true scale masterpieces out of aluminum. Each aircraft is meticulously crafted, with functional cables and controls and painstaking scale details. Mr. Park generously donated his first (cutaway) Corsair model to the Joe Martin Foundation. It can be seen in its display at the Foundation’s museum in the Sherline building in […]

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Finally, A Flying Car!

Jun 12, 2012 2 Comments

I want one of these, finally a flying car! check out the video https://youtu.be/SgHSaNtAMjs

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A cool looking Red Tail

Mar 28, 2012 Comments Off on A cool looking Red Tail

I got some images of this great looking Red Tail Mustang from Rick Steinport along with this little note: I have just finished rebuilding my Parkzone Micro P-51 and making it into a Tuskegee flyer.  The tail was taped off and sprayed  as was the nose cone for the prop. The red was a Krylon Short Cuts spray […]

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Giant Electric Corsair Flies!

Mar 28, 2012 11 Comments

Our good friend Lee Estingoy from Castle Creations finished up his giant scale electrified CARF-Models F4U-1D Corsair and logged in his first flight on it.   Lee was happy to, as he put it, finally get this bird in the air. He goes on to say: Couldn’t have asked for a better flying plane or power […]

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Can you tell which one is the pilot?

Feb 27, 2012 Comments Off on Can you tell which one is the pilot?

Here is a great photo of a plane that was hung up on a wire. I think the person in the back is the rescuer worker and the person in front is the pilot, but I could be wrong.  Does anyone want to take a guess, or even better, does anyone know the story behind this photo.

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Hangar 9 P-47 Thunderbolt Exclusive!

Jan 18, 2012 26 Comments

We just got this in and right now we are the only one with it.  This great looking Hangar 9 P-47 warbird is very large and is a top quality build.  This is our first shot once we got all the pieces out on the workbench.  We are going to do a continuous build thread here […]

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A new event to add to the Bucket List

Jan 03, 2012 Comments Off on A new event to add to the Bucket List

I need to make it to Duxford Flying Legends Show, check out the planes at this show: http://www.clipwings.com/clip/1182/Duxford_Flying_Legends_2011__DE_vers_

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