RCX – Try it on for Size
RCX attendees squeeze into the full size Rotor FX heli. Would you fly in this??!
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RCX – Battle of the Builders is top competition!
And even more scale planes at the RCX Battle of the Builders! Which one is your favorite?
RCX – Battle of the Builders
Here at RCX … Check out the great lineup of planes in the Scale Squadron’s Battle of the Builders!
Joe Nall 2014 – Friday Full Of Action
The skies over Triple Tree were beautiful and blue all day and the crowds came out in force to enjoy the best of the best at the noon time airshow. Although Joe Nall Week features a special noon line-up Wednesday thru Saturday, the Friday show is known as the one to attend. Today’s demo began […]
Question of the Week — What do you think is/was the best recent RC breakthrough?
Let us Know! We’d like to hear from you our readers and online followers. Tell us what you think is/was the best ever recent RC breakthrough? What in our Hobby today gets you all fired up and excited??! RC helicopters and multi-rotors, 2.4GHz radio systems and micro receivers? How about Gyros and 3 Axis Stabilization […]
Fast-n-Quiet! E-Jets at Top Gun
Everyone knows that when you want to see the best scale aircraft flying and competing, then Top Gun is the place to go. All sorts of amazing aircraft were there this year and electric powered jets also made a pretty good showing for themselves. All serious level scale aircraft with all the bells and whistles, they […]
Top Gun Video Interview — Pedro Sanchez — P-47 Thunderbolt
One of our good friends Pedro Sanchez showed up at Top Gun this year with a beautifully detailed Warbird in the form of a CARF-Models P-47 Thunderbolt. Powered by a Moki 5-cylinder 250cc radial engine, the 1/4-scale “Jug” has a 110 inch span and weighs in at 54 pounds! Pedro only started with a CARF-Models […]
Top Gun Video Interview — Dino DiGiorgio — F4U Corsair
After all the dust had settled at Top Gun this year, we had a chance to grab some of the contestants and get the back story about their aircraft. One of the more interesting tales was that of the F4U Corsair flown by Dino DiGiorgio. This beautifully executed aircraft carrier based WW2 fighter was all […]
Joe Nall 2014: A Mid-Week Record!
With 1,414 registered pilots already in attendance, the Joe Nall Fly-in has broken its 2013 record by 168 pilots and it’s only Wednesday! With even better facilities than last year (which hardly seems possible), the Triple Tree Aerodrome has ample room for all in attendance. In a crowd this large, it’s hard to stand […]
Small-Block RC Gas Engine Guide — A New Generation of compact Power!
Lately, there has been a noticeable shift toward smaller displacement single-cylinder, gasoline engines and there are now many of these little gas-burning powerhouses on the market. Years ago, when you talked about gas engines, the smaller end was owned by the 25cc engines and the average size was roughly between 40cc and 60cc with a few […]
Thunderbird 2 — Fantasy Slope Soarer
When Stephen Ryan was a kid, he was hooked on the Thunderbirds kid show produced using marionettes! We all loved this show and especially all the cool flying craft that were for many of us, the try stars of the show. For Stephen, he was impressed with Thunderbird 2 the mother ship that could fly and […]
Throw Back Thursday — Jet Blast from the Past!
Throw Back Thursday is a lot of fun here at the MAN office! We get to poke around the archives and see what we can find. Here’s something that should grab the jet jock’s attention. Anyone want to venture a guess as to what year this was? The Jet man himself, Bob Violett with ducted […]
