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JR Americas 3F2100 LiFe Transmitter Pack And NEC-J17 LiFe Charger

JR Americas 3F2100 LiFe Transmitter Pack And NEC-J17 LiFe Charger

The advantages of using a LiFe battery pack over the traditional NiCd/NiMH packs or LiPo packs are numerous. LiFe packs are a unique lithium battery chemistry that feature light weight and high energy density characteristic of lithium batteries, but are much more stable and do not require regulators to lower voltage. Older JR transmitters operate […]
JR Americas TXBT-ADP Battery Adapter

JR Americas TXBT-ADP Battery Adapter

The TXBT-ADP allows 12X and 10X users to replace their existing battery configuration with a standard 9.6vJR transmitter battery. Compatible batteries are: 3F1500 9.6v LiFe transmitter battery 3F2100 9.6v LiFe transmitter battery JRPB03424 | $17.99 MAP
Florida Jets — In the Winner’s Circle and a Sneak Peek from the Flightline

Florida Jets — In the Winner’s Circle and a Sneak Peek from the Flightline

MAN Team Rich Uravitch and David Hart have been covering some of the most popularRC events there are and recently, they were on the flightline of Florida Jets. Held on Paradise Field in Lakeland Florida, this all Jet event is full of Turbine powered action and excitement. Here’s some of their photos of these amazingly […]
Tora, Tora, Tora! A Japanese A6M3 Zero you can build

Tora, Tora, Tora! A Japanese A6M3 Zero you can build

Featured as a construction article in the March 2014 issue of MAN, this A6M3 Model 22 “Zero” is a great sport scale electric powered warbird that’s easy to build and fly. Designed and built by Mark Rittinger the Zero construction article hit the highlights of the project, but here are all of the details and photos not […]
Giant Scale Nieuport 28 Building and Detailing Tips with video interview

Giant Scale Nieuport 28 Building and Detailing Tips with video interview

The Nieuport 28C1 was America’s first fighter. Relegated to a backup role by the French in the later days of WW1, American pilots learned to love the speedy and maneuverable N28. It gave America its first official air to air victories in WW1. Later the Nieuport 28A served as a fighter trainer for U.S. pilots […]
TOP 10 HEAVY-METAL WARBIRDS

TOP 10 HEAVY-METAL WARBIRDS

     From the ubiquitous P-51 Mustang to more obscure German fighters, we love ’em all: scale warbirds turn heads, they’re a blast to fly and they even look good just sitting on the flightline. But start to weigh the merits of a WW II twin bomber against a trainer-turned-fighter and you’ve got a definite […]
Aeroworks North American P-51 Mustang

Aeroworks North American P-51 Mustang

By Fred Culbertson I have always had a special interest in WW II fighter aircraft. This dates back to my first encounter with the Mustang flown at the first airshow I attended with my father in 1968 at McCoy Air Force Base (now Orlando International Airport). Although the SR 71 and the F-4 Phantom seemed […]
Blade mCP X Sneak Peek

Blade mCP X Sneak Peek

  Ultra micro and flybarless helis have been on the scene for some time now – but a flybarless, ultra-micro heli is breaking new ground. The new Blade mCP X is the lightest commercially available collective pitch flybarless heli, and it is fully aerobatic. It will be available in a Bind and Fly (BNF) and […]
The Road to Top Gun 2011

The Road to Top Gun 2011

As we reported last year for the 2010 Top Gun, we again are offering a sneak peek for some of the great models and the pilots who build and fly them heading into the 2011 Scale Invitational. At the Model Airplane News office, we want to keep stirring up the excitement for one of the […]
Model Airplane News - RC Airplane News | Holiday Wish List

Holiday Wish List

Fun Holiday Gifts They’ll Love! Get your son, brother or significant other a gift they’ll really enjoy this holiday season: whether you’re shopping for a 14-year-old who plays video games or a 44-year-old who used to build models as a kid, radio-control airplanes and helicopters are guaranteed home runs! Each of these top picks has […]
Model Airplane News - RC Airplane News | SAPAC SAAB JAS-39 Gripen

SAPAC SAAB JAS-39 Gripen

By Mark Ronge See Photos Below The JAS Gripen is an aircraft not commonly modeled, which makes SAPAC’s version all the more enjoyable to own. A Swedish-developed aircraft, the Gripen was designed in place of purchasing popular American F-16 and F-16 fighters. The Gripen is still being improved to this day; in fact, last year, […]
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