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The Radio Control Show [Episode 192]
This week we get some insight on the proper care and use of an often-neglected piece of flightline equipment—your electric engine starter. See the full video in the player below:
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After an idea came up late 2008 a small group of Multiplex funs came together in Hungary for a small contest. Rules were simple and clear: same planes (Easy Star, Easy Glider) were allowed to compete in two simple events: time gliding and gate race. The uniformity of the planes assured the contestants having the […]
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Top Ten of 2012: The Radio Control Show
Join us this week as we look back at our RC top 10 picks of 2012 right here on The Radio Control Show.
Coolest hand-launch EVER!
So you think gliders aren’t cool? This video will change your mind! Love that hand-launch technique & “inverted J-flip”!! This was posted by PGTS on Vimeo and sent to me by Dave Garwood. PGTS comments, “Enjoying Laurac and its great landscapes on this early morning, I tryed the new way of taking-off initiated by Steve Lange… […]
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Hungry? This drone is ready to deliver dinner to your doorstep. A team of designers at Darwin Aerospace recently built the “Burrito Bomber,” a UAV outfitted with a release mechanism and autopilot controls, so it can take food orders and air drop them at a person’s location within minutes. Here’s the scoop from Gizmag: Using […]
Flight Club: James May sets records with a balsa plane
James May of “Top Gear” fame has a series of shows called Toy Stories, and the latest edition features an RC plane that breaks a UK distance record! Here’s what the BBC has to say about the show, which you can watch in the video below. “In this epic Toy Stories Christmas special, James gets […]
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The Radio Control Show [Episode 190]
It’s time for another episode of The Radio Control Show! This time, Model Airplane News editor Gerry Yarrish shows us a tip on installing your fuel tank.
LEGO DRONE!
Ed Scott, along with his sons Nicholas and Christoper, get the credit for this unique flyer! Equipped with a Go Pro camera, FPV video transmitter and even a GPS system, this Lego quadcopter is definitely not in the “toy” category. Ed writes: My son kept asking me to attach lego things that they made to my GAUI 330x […]
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Today in aviation history [VIDEO]
On December 20th, 1943, in the skies above war-torn Europe, two men – an American B-17 bomber pilot (Charlie) and a veteran German fighter ace (Franz) – met in what became one of World War II’s most unusual encounters. The American’s bomber was severely damaged and his crewmen were wounded. The German’s fighter was poised […]
