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The Radio Control Show 196

The Radio Control Show 196

This week’s show shows us how to make universal plugs, the new Horizon Hobby Vaterra brand, an interview with Wayne Carini of Chasing Classic Cars, the all new Freestyle Aerobatics Made Easy DVD, an interview with Ryan Cavalieri from the Reedy Race of Champions, and much more. See the full video below.
Degrees in RC: colleges offer drone pilot classes

Degrees in RC: colleges offer drone pilot classes

Randal Franzen was 53, unemployed and nearly broke when his brother, a tool designer at Boeing, mentioned that pilots for remotely piloted aircraft – more commonly known as drones – were in high demand.  Franzen, a former professional skier and trucking company owner who had flown planes as a hobby, started calling manufacturers and found […]
$49 “personal” UAV with voice control

$49 “personal” UAV with voice control

The UAV is built around an ARM Cortex-A9 processor, features 1 GB of built-in RAM, an SD card slot, and is Wi-Fi and Bluetooth-enabled. …The idea is that when users wanted to shoot videos of themselves, they could just launch the UAV by hand. It would then hover in front of them, streaming video to […]
The Radio Control Show 195

The Radio Control Show 195

Don’t miss out on this week’s episode of The Radio Control Show! This time, we take a look at how to properly cut your lexan body, check out this amazing giant scale Sabre, plus look at the readers’ choice ballet, mention the new Traxxas DR-1 contest, and much more. See the full video in the […]
Road to Top Gun: A 12-foot workshop Invader! With Video

Road to Top Gun: A 12-foot workshop Invader! With Video

Frankie Mirandes is no stranger to impressive scale aircraft and has been competing at the Top Gun Scale Invitational in Lakeland, FL for several years. For our upcoming “Road to Top Gun” special feature in Model Airplane News, Frankie was the first one to share his newest Top Gun 2013 project with us. Frankie says […]
The Radio Control Show 194

The Radio Control Show 194

Join us for another episode of The Radio Control Show. Today we take an in depth look at how to properly splice wood. Watch the full video in the player below.
Flying the Feathered Edge: The Bob Hoover Project

Flying the Feathered Edge: The Bob Hoover Project

As Kilo Foxtrot Films writes, “WW II veteran, prisoner of war, accomplished test pilot, pace plane for the Unlimited Reno races, air show pilot … Bob Hoover is considered by many to be one of the founding fathers of modern aerobatics. Jimmy Doolittle called him ‘…the greatest stick and rudder man who ever lived.’ Flying […]
F-86 Sabre: SUPER-SIZED!

F-86 Sabre: SUPER-SIZED!

Flown by Henri Wild at the Icare-Airmeet in France, this 14-foot-span F-86 weighs in at 145 pounds and uses two JetCat 160 turbines for power. We’ve learned that the plane experienced an air leak in its retracts during this flight; at minute 2:59 the pilot starts to retract the gear but due to lack of […]
AMA Expo Photo Highlights

AMA Expo Photo Highlights

The annual AMA Expo in Ontario, California, is always a great place to see the latest planes and products, meet up with flying friends and see some amazing scale aircraft on display. This photo essay shares highlights from this year’s event.  
Facebook Giveaway – Win A Traxxas DR-1

Facebook Giveaway – Win A Traxxas DR-1

Model Airplane News is kicking off the New Year with another great Facebook giveaway. The prize this time around is Traxxas’ latest addition to the family, a DR-1 Helicopter.  Extremely rugged and easy to fly, the new Traxxas DR-1 coaxial dual-rotor helicopter delivers stable hover performance and precise flight control response.  You could win one […]
The Radio Control Show [Episode 193]

The Radio Control Show [Episode 193]

Today’s episode features the all new Traxxas DR-1 RC Dual Rotor helicopter. We also get a great tip on making a DIY gear box, an all new sweepstakes, and more.
Magnum Reloaded Santa Edition

Magnum Reloaded Santa Edition

Unfortunately the holidays are gone … no reindeers, christmas tree and presents till next December. For those ones who likes winter projects and looking for something special the Magnum Reloaded Santa edition is an ideal choice. The lightweight EPP construction, assures durability and docile flight characteristics at the same time, and makes it possible even for indoor […]
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