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Warbird Wing Sheeting

When it comes to sheeting the wings, you want to do it right with any airplane, but for giant scale warbirds, you really need to do it correctly. I like to start once the retracts are setup and the plywood support ribs and the mount rails have been epoxied into place. We used the landing […]

Soloing in a P-51 Mustang

Story by Flight Journal Editor in Chief Budd Davisson. It was 1971 and I was again at the Flying Tiger Air Museum in Paris, Texas, hiding in the back of a North American SNJ-5, for my second session of Junior Burchinal’s how-to-be-a-fighter-pilot course. If things went according to schedule, I would get another couple of hops […]

Mastering the Cuban-8

This precision aerobatic maneuver looks like a figure-S lying on its side. It consists of a 3/4 loop with a 1/2, roll as the plane flies inverted downward at a 45·degree angle, followed by another ¾ loop and another 1/2 roll during the second descending angle. It is especially impressive when performed close to the […]

Hangar 9 Fokker D.VII 30-60cc ARF

The new 87-inch span Hangar 9 Fokker D.VII is the first WW I giant scale fighter in Hangar 9’s warbird lineup. Priced at $799.99, this ARF version is fully built-up with laser cut balsa and plywood parts and is an accurate giant scale reproduction of Germany’s famed WW I fighter. The German Fokker D.VII is […]

Today’s the Day!!!

It’s finally here! The Warbirds over Delaware kicks off the grandfather of all Warbird fly ins at the Lums Pond State Park in Bear, DE. Hosted by the hard working members of the Delaware RC Club, all the regulars are there already setting up on the field and are tweaking their amazing military masterpieces. Be […]

VQ Warbirds B-24 Liberator

There’s just something elegant in seeing a WW II heavy bomber such as this in the traffic pattern. The B-24 Liberator is just such an iconic airplane with a rich history, and it is great to see a model like this with so many features and options (including an almost ready to cover version.) Distributed […]

Distinguished Achievement Award Winner

The Wings Club Foundation, Inc. is pleased to announce that Dr. Thomas (“Tom”) Enders, Chief Executive Officer, Retired, Airbus SE, is the recipient of this year’s Distinguished Achievement Award. Acknowledging outstanding accomplishments in the field of aviation, President David Davenport, will present the Wings Club Foundation award on October 18, 2019, at the 77th Annual […]

RCGF USA’s New 50cc Twin Gasser

When ever you are looking for smooth power, nothing fits the bill like a twin-cylinder “Boxer” twin engine. This new 50cc powerhouse from RCGF USA is the newest in the lineup of quality gasoline engines. The 50T twin cylinder engine comes with a RCGF electronic ignition system, providing excellent power and easy starting All designed […]

RC Warbird Tail Repairs

I’d like to present this article as one more example of how doing repairs to your favorite warbird can be done if you take it one step at a time, and “eat the elephant in bites” rather than fretting over the entire sad picture. I will also say it was a privilege to work on […]

Built-Up Wing Repair

We all make dumb moves when flying. Practice is the best cure for this problem, as the ones who make the least dumb moves are usually the ones who fly the most. Since I have moved about an hour’s drive from the flying field, I no longer go flying several times a week. And this […]

Sneak Peek! WACO Model-SRE Construction Article

Watch out for the October 2019 issue of MAN! We’ve just put the finishing touches on our newestconstruction article from our good friend Pat Tritle, the WACO SRE Cabin Biplane. Intended as a sport scale lightly loaded flier, the WACO has traditional built-up wood construction, and, Pat offers last cut parts and formed plastic parts are also […]

RC Airplane Night Lights

Why not customize your aircraft so that night flying will be as simple to do as flying during the day? (That is, for those of you who find it easy to fly during the day!) I decided to give night flying a try and I have outlined here how I went about installing lights on […]