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The Radio Control Show 149

The Radio Control Show 149

Join us for our weekly webisode series, The Radio Control Show. In episode 149 we take an in depth look at the Florida Jets, a micro F-28, the Losi 5IVE-T, some crazy drifting, an awesome mini construction setup, and much more. Join us right here every week for a new episode.
Model Airplane News FaceBook Cover Plane Give-away Winner!

Model Airplane News FaceBook Cover Plane Give-away Winner!

A big Model Airplane News Shout-Out goes to Kyle Robson for winning our FaceBook Cover Plane Give-away contest. Kyle says: “ThePrecision Aerobatics Bandit is an absolute joy to fly!  It’s a wonderful honor to have the support of a high quality community such as yours!” Watch this week’s Radio Control Show for Kyle’s video he sent us […]
Graupner MX-16 HOTT 2.4GHz radio — Sneak peek!

Graupner MX-16 HOTT 2.4GHz radio — Sneak peek!

Sometimes I just smile when the morning mail shows up. Today, the new Graupner MX-16 radio system arrived for review in MAN! This is a pretty snazzy rig and it comes with a lot of bells and whistles including, computer interface and built-in realtime telemetry for in-flight monitoring of basic aircraft conditions like receiver battery […]
Florida Jets Special Award Winners & Sponsors

Florida Jets Special Award Winners & Sponsors

Hosted by Frank Tiano in Lakeland, Florida, the Florida Jets event just took place this past weekend. We want to give a big Model Airplane News shout out to all the special award winners at this the largest All-Jet event in the country.  We would also like to give a special congratulations to a couple winners […]
Indoor Micro RC Fun — Central CT RC Club Fly “IN”

Indoor Micro RC Fun — Central CT RC Club Fly “IN”

After a rather mild winter, the members of the CCRCC club in Farmington, CT had a micro RC get-together at the Johnny Cake Airport’s new SportPlex building. Several clubs from the Connecticut area also took part in this fun filled evening.       What was being flown? We’ll you name it! Several scratch built […]
Alien Aircraft Extra 300 — Online Build-along

Alien Aircraft Extra 300 — Online Build-along

  Well, just as winter is drawing to a close and the flying season is starting to sprout some spring shoots, our Online Build-along of the Alien Aircraft Extra 300 (Started on December 17 2011,) draws to a conclusion as well. Built and covered by Model Airplane News contributor Robert Labriola, this laser-cut kit builds into […]
RC aircraft carrier–in flight!

RC aircraft carrier–in flight!

This year’s E-Fest indoor event had dozens of unique planes and helicopters, but this flying, sheet-foam RC aircraft carrier takes the cake! Powered by four downward-thrust electric motors, the carrier allowed micro helicopters and planes to take off mid-air. This great video was shot by Peter McKay.  
Road to Top Gun Update — Mark Frankel, Beechcraft T-34B

Road to Top Gun Update — Mark Frankel, Beechcraft T-34B

From Gladwyne PA, Mark Frankel will be entering Top Gun with John Glezellis (Cambridge MA) in Team Scale with his “tried and true” Beechcraft T-34B Mentor. The plane took 1st at the NATS in 2009 and 2nd in 2011). John is a world class IMAAC pilot, but this is his first major scale competition. I […]
RC aircraft carrier–in flight!

RC aircraft carrier–in flight!

This year’s E-Fest indoor event had dozens of unique planes and helicopters, but this flying, sheet-foam RC aircraft carrier takes the cake! Powered by four downward-thrust electric motors, the carrier allowed micro helicopters and planes to take off mid-air. This great video was shot by Peter McKay.  
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