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10th Annual CCRCC Big Biplane Bash — A Splashing Success!

10th Annual CCRCC Big Biplane Bash — A Splashing Success!

Well, the 2011 version of the Central Connecticut RC Club’s Big Biplane Bash all-biplane event is now history! Even though there was rain in the early AM setup time. The wet weather held off and we enjoyed a high, solid overcast that could not dampen the spirits of the 23 pilots that did showed up. Usually, the event draws […]
Customize a Scale Warbird: Make Your ARF Your Own!

Customize a Scale Warbird: Make Your ARF Your Own!

      It’s early Sunday morning. You stayed up late finishing your new ARF warbird last night, and you’re raring to get to the field to collect all the Oohs, Aahs and accolades that come with the unveiling of a new model. En route, you plan your strategy: choose a spot in the pits […]
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 […]
Hirobo EMBLA 450

Hirobo EMBLA 450

Available with and without a flybar, this electric 450 class  helicopter is perfect for indoor and outdoor flying! The kit includes a brushless motor and speed control as well as high-performance aircraft aluminum rotor head; Hirobo original design carbon frame and main blades; fiberglass canopy; a high-tensile strength, hardened steel main shaft; full bearings; Japanese […]
Win the MAN Cover Plane!

Win the MAN Cover Plane!

You could win the Model Airplane News October 2011 cover plane, a fully built and equipped ElectriFly F-16, just by entering our Facebook giveaway! Total prize package is worth over $700 and includes: ElectriFly F-16 (fully assembled) Futaba 6J radio 4 Futaba 3107 microservos (installed) ElectriFly 35A Silver Series speed control ElectriFly 4S 2200mAh LiPo […]
RealFlight 6, the latest in realism

RealFlight 6, the latest in realism

RealFlight has just announced their all-new RealFlight 6, which should be available in late October. RealFlight 6  gives pilots more realistic physics along with an InterLink Elite Controller that’s configured like a heli transmitter but also has a lot more aircraft are available to choose from as well!  With RealFlight 6 you could fly a […]
Hangar 9 Pawnee, our new review plane

Hangar 9 Pawnee, our new review plane

We just got this in the Hangar 9 Pawnee; this is one big bird!  It has working landing gear that can take landing after landing.   So of course, we are going to make it as a large tow plane for our local glider group. We may even add a GoPro camera or two to it.
Great Planes Christen Eagle .46 ARF — Flight Test

Great Planes Christen Eagle .46 ARF — Flight Test

From the upcoming January 2012 Model Airplane News Flight Report. By Aaron Ham IN THE AIR (the Model) Flying the Eagle can be accomplished from pretty much any type of field.  A paved field is great but a grass club field is also just as good provided the grass is cut somewhat short.  The small […]
RC planes as terror weapons? Share your thoughts

RC planes as terror weapons? Share your thoughts

This week, a 26-year-old man from Framingham, Massachusetts, was arrested and charged with plotting terror attacks on Washington, apparently planning to use a $6,000 RC turbine jet and other RC planes to deliver explosives. The authorities note that this man was never a real threat because undercover FBI operatives were keeping tabs on him, but when many […]
Flyzone Focke-Wulf FW-190 Just in!

Flyzone Focke-Wulf FW-190 Just in!

The new FW-190 from FlyZone is here and I just cracked the box to take a look! Wow in the time it took to unpack the new Butcher Bird, I had it assembled and the 1800mAh Lipo pack on charge! it literally took minutes to assemble (two screws!) and plug in the servo leads into […]
On this Day in Aviation History: September 28

On this Day in Aviation History: September 28

 2005       The Department of Defense approved the tilt-rotor V-22 Osprey program for full production.   1987       Three of the six crew of a USAF Rockwell B1B bomber are killed when their aircraft collides with a large Pelican.   1984       Canada certifies the first of two preproduction aircraft of the de Havilland Canada Dash 8, a […]
ParkZone Spitfire Mk. IX — Test Flight

ParkZone Spitfire Mk. IX — Test Flight

Wow! I just got back from the flying field and i have to tell ya, the new Spitfire from ParkZone is something else! it is a honest and very smooth flyer. it feels like a pattern ship and I loved it right from the moment it broke ground. Plenty of power, and a very nice […]
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