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Stick and Tissue Scale at Top Gun — Free Flight Takes Wing!

Stick and Tissue Scale at Top Gun — Free Flight Takes Wing!

A tradition for the world’s greatest RC scale event–Top Gun, the free flight models again took flight at the 2017 Scale Invitational at Paradise Field in Lakeland, FL. This year the Top Gun Mass Launch (open to all pilots and crews), drew several beautiful hand-crafted entries and awards were given to the winners for “Duration” […]
Sport RC Jet Development — Rich Uravitch’s Tsunami 60

Sport RC Jet Development — Rich Uravitch’s Tsunami 60

A prolific RC model airplane designer, builder and pilot, Rich Uravitch has a long and involved history with Model Airplane News, and has been a regular contributor for many years. The original “Jet Blast” columnist, Rich even served as Editor in Chief of MAN for several years. The editors are always in contact with “Brother […]
Top Gun Flightline Highlights — Photos from David Hart

Top Gun Flightline Highlights — Photos from David Hart

As we dig into all the amazing photos and data from the recent Top Gun Scale Invitational, the MAN team is now busy laying out our coverage for the September issue of MAN. Starting with our pre-event “Road to Top Gun” online sneak peek (also published in the June issue), the editors, and out talented […]
Hangar 9 Van’s RV-4 30cc ARF 85″

Hangar 9 Van’s RV-4 30cc ARF 85″

From Hangar 9: Among the hundreds of homebuilt aircraft designs that have taken flight over the years, few inspire pilot devotion like the Van’s RV line of airplanes. Just ask any of the faithful. It doesn’t matter which RV they fly. They will all testify to a balance of stability and nimble response that just […]
A drone capturing the action along the 3D flight Line at Joe Nall.

Joe Nall Week 2017

What do several thousand feet of manicured grass, eight flight lines, aircraft flying nearly 24 hours a day, and the world’s largest gathering of old flying buddies have in common?  They’re all part of Joe Nall 2017, the largest RC aviation event on the planet.  Once again, the Triple Tree Aerodrome was home away from home to the aeromodelling […]
Running the Stepcraft-2 420 Desktop CNC System — Turning G-code into parts

Running the Stepcraft-2 420 Desktop CNC System — Turning G-code into parts

Recently I reviewed the Stepcraft-2 420 desktop CNC machine and covered the basic assembly and setup of this kit built CNC system. When it comes to the actual operation of the system you have to start using programs to create and convert CAD drawing files of the parts you want to machine and produce the […]
Killer Planes Crash-Proof Fw 190 — Making Foamy ARFs Bullet-proof

Killer Planes Crash-Proof Fw 190 — Making Foamy ARFs Bullet-proof

Go to any AMA club field and I bet that you’ll see a bunch of foam models, I know that my club has its fair share of them. To me, molded foam has become the new balsa, and for good reason. Foam planes are easy to assemble, fly well and are easy to repair when […]
Tactic TTX660 6-Channel 2.4GHz SLT Computer Radio

Tactic TTX660 6-Channel 2.4GHz SLT Computer Radio

From Tactic: Now you can fly almost any type of RC aircraft with one radio: the TTX660 from Tactic. Airplanes, helicopters, even many of today’s popular drones can be controlled by this sophisticated system. Programming is a breeze, and memory for 30 models is a real bonus. Two sliding levers and a proportional dial are […]
Cheap and Easy Shop Tips

Cheap and Easy Shop Tips

We never met a workshop tip we didn’t like! Here are a few helpful tricks from the archives. If you have a tip you’d like to share, add it in the comments!   BOX REMIX One organizational aid I use in my shop is a system for keeping unused servo arms matched to the servos […]
German WW2 Luftwaffe Markings — Scale pointers to get it right.

German WW2 Luftwaffe Markings — Scale pointers to get it right.

Throughout the course of World War II, the national markings of the participants went through a series of changes. For the most part, this was due to the need for camouflage. German aircraft, in particular, were modified considerably, especially toward the end of the war. In most cases, these were variations of existing standards, and […]
Top Gun Snapshots — Great Pix from the Flightline

Top Gun Snapshots — Great Pix from the Flightline

We’re very excited for 2017 Mr. Top Gun winner Jack Diaz, but there were a whole lot of other amazing airplanes at this year’s Scale Invitational in Lakeland, FL. Check out these great shots from Top Gun photographers and competitors, David Hart, Barry Vaught, Rich Uravitch, Sean Curry and Ray Lebonte. Thanks everyone.
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