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Bob Aberle's Park Pattern - An electric powered park flyer capable of standard pattern maneuvers |
I feel like I was able to capture all the features I wanted in this particular design. It builds very fast. In my case in three days time! There is a chance that Aero Craft Ltd, will be making a kit... |
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YouTube Video Collection - Warbirds Over Delaware 2010 |
We assembled a collection of videos from Warbirds Over Delaware 2010 that we found on YouTube for your enjoyment.
Fly RC Magazine does not take credit for these videos. Credit goes to the associated... |
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Spektrum DX7 Review |
I hesitate to describe any RC product using that term, but in the case of the new Spektrum DX7, revolutionary is the perfect word to describe a product that has the potential to fundamentally change... |
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Fly RC Review: Force RC Combat Helicopters |
Sunset is fast approaching and the night air is still. I am behind the controls of a military helicopter patrolling the air around our satellite base station. An uneasy feeling comes over me, putting... |
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Fly RC Review: Stevens Aeromodel Helium MG |
Readers of my Primary Training column will already know of my love for unpowered flight. I started in RC with sailplanes and love the pure feel of soaring. That said, powered sailplanes likely offer... |
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Top Flite DC-3/C-47 Kit Review - An electric conversion of this classic scale warbird kit. |
This kit has been on the market for a while, so I won’t review the product. Instead, I’ll concentrate on what I had to do to turn the stock Top Flite DC-3 kit into a successful electric-powered model... |
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ELECTRIFYING the Skyshark R/C Messerschmitt 109E - Heavy metal with unlimited vertical |
Skyshark designed this scale Bf-109
for .60 2-stroke to .90 4-stroke size
glow engines, but I decided to convert it to electric flight by installing a power system consisting of an AXI 5320-28... |
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E-flite® T-34 Mentor 25E ARF - Fly this classic military trainer this weekend |
For nearly 60 years, the T-34 Mentor has been used as a primary military
trainer for both the US Military and several air forces and navies throughout
the world. The Mentor was a private venture... |
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Maxford USA Gee Bee Model Y |
Built in 1931, the Model Y is widely regarded as the finest flying Gee Bee to come out of the Granville brothers’ Springfield, MA, shop. Though it doesn’t have the familiar Gee Bee silhouette, the... |
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Futaba 12FG Radio System |
Positioned neatly between Futaba’s sport radio line and its
extreme high-end systems, the new 12FG is a full-tilt, top-end,
no-holds-barred radio in a very refined package. Though missing
some of... |
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JR X9303 2.4 Radio System |
In my March/April 2005 “Radio Spectrum” column in RCM magazine, the topic was a truly revolutionary radio system—the XP9303 from JR (Horizon Hobby). This 9-channel radio system has a 30-model memory... |
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PARKZONE T-28 TROJAN RTF - A classic postwar trainer comes to your local park |
Success and recognition can be challenging goals, especially when you are trying to escape the shadow of a more famous older sibling. Such is exactly the case for North American’s T-28 Trojan.... |
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AeroFly 5 - Flight Simulator |
One of the most significant advances in RC over the last 10 years or so has been the remarkable melding of RC and computer technology to create the flight simulators we enjoy today. Many components... |
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E-FLITE Blade 400 3D - True 3D excitement right out of the box |
E-flite is well known in the electric aircraft arena for its many high-quality, great flying airplanes and helicopters. The Blade 400 3D follows that pattern. It is designed for intermediate and... |
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Heli-Max Axe CP-L |
My relationship with helicopters has run hot and cold over
the years. Despite my lifelong passion for all things chopper,
the choppers haven’t always had a passion for me. See
whether this sounds... |
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Art-Tech Cessna 182 - 500 Class Brushless |
In my 19 years of flying fullsize aircraft, I have flown three types of Cessna 182s: a squaretail model from 1958; a swept verticalfn model from the mid '70s and an R182 Skylane RG with... |
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E-Flite Aeronca Champ 15e |
On any given weekend at my local airport I can count on there being a few different types of aircraft in the pattern during the day. One of the most recognizable is the Aeronca 7AC Champion with its... |
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Multiplex USA Funjet |
The new FunJET from Multiplex USA is the latest in their continuing line of smallish jet type models designed for all-out fun. The FunJET assembles from just seven molded foam pieces, and it can... |
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Saito FG-36 Engine |
Saito has a worldwide reputation for producing light, powerful, totally reliable 4-stroke engines ranging from a small .30 to a large 2.20 single (see November 2005 Fly RC review) as well as several... |
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Aeroworks Extra 300 |
Through the last two decades there have been many Extra 300s modeled, but there are only a few manufacturers that listen to their customers and refine their models. Aeroworks is one of those few! In... |
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Cox .049 Glow Engines |
For those who have been in the hobby for a while, the name “Cox” is no stranger. Many of us first started into the hobby with a Cox plastic control line model, and many RCers have used the venerable... |
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Nitroplanes/Airfield RC P-47D |
The P-47D Thunderbolt, known as the mighty Jug, first flew on May 6, 1941, with Lowry P. Brabham as its test pilot. During WWII, it was the most feared ground-attack aircraft the Army Air Force had... |
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Graupner Elektro - Junior S |
The Elektro Junior S is entirely constructed of injection-molded Graupner Solidpor foam. The kit includes the airframe, the Graupner Compact 345Z brushless motor, a Cam folding prop, spinner, all... |
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Hangar 9 Jackal 50 |
According to Webster’s, a Jackal is a smart-looking, fast-moving, smoothoperating, agile and intelligent mammal capable of extraordinary feats far beyond what you might expect from something its size... |
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Saito FG-30 |
Saito has concentrated its design and manufacturing efforts for many years on four stroke model engines and it has paid off. It have established a worldwide reputation for lightweight, totally... |
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FLY RC Magazine Review: DU-BRO E/Z Bender |
I don’t know about you, but I am always on
the lookout for a new tool that will make my
life easier and let me get a job done faster.
Don’t get me wrong, I love building, but with
all of life’s... |
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JR's New X9503 - Updating An Old Favorite |
The JR 9303 line has been a cornerstone of the RC market ever since its original introduction in early 2004. Initially released on the 72MHz band, the XP9303 quickly gained widespread popularity for... |
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Parkzone Ultra Micro DH 98 Mosquito |
ParkZone has created several foamie warbirds in ultra micro sizes, and its latest is a BNF (bind and fly) 1/32 scale de Havilland Mosquito Mk VI. This neat little warbird is ParkZone’s first twin-... |
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Great Planes Performance Series Yak-55M |
I was excited about the chance to review the Great Planes Yak-55M. The market seems saturated with “popular aerobatic planes” so it’s nice to see a new kid on the block! This is one IMAA and IMAC... |
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Precision Aerobatics Addiction X |
I can remember my first experience with an Addiction a few years ago. My buddy Jim Champion brought his out to the field to wring it out. Truthfully, when he told me he was bringing an Addiction for... |
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Thunder Power Ultra Micro Batteries & TP103 Charger |
One of the great advantages offered by all the new micro models coming out is the ability to fly just about anywhere at any time. Whether your preference is for a classic WWI or WWII fighter, a... |
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E-Flite Habu 32 |
HABU is a tribal word that loosely translates to “Holy crap, Batman, did you see this?” And that is what I said to the guys in the shop when I first opened the box. But, I digress. If you seek a... |
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Hangar 9 Twin Otter ARF |
Hangar 9’s Twin Otter is a scale replica of the USAF’s UV-18B’s, the military version of the DeHavilland DHC-6. The US Air Force Academy uses three of these twins for their cadet parachuting program. |
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Great Planes Escapade .61 |
On a Sunday afternoon with the Daytona 500 on the television and the surround sound up nice and loud, I chose to get started on the new Escapade .61. As you would expect from Great Planes, all pieces... |
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Multiplex DogFighter |
Multiplex is well known for their line of precision molded foam airplanes, including easy-flying trainers and gliders, twin-engine transports, seaplanes, nimble aerobats and high-performance sport... |
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Aeroworks Extra 300 Quick Build |
I don’t know about you, but when I get out to an event and see all those giant aerobatic gassers-25, 30 and even 40-percent size-I get a serious case of the wants, until I snap back to my senses and... |
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E-Flite Carbon-Z Yak 54 BNF |
This past February, my dad, grandfather and I went to the WRAM Show in White Plains, New York. This was my first time at a show that featured so many airplanes on display and I was quite taken with... |
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Great Planes Waco YMF-5D ARF .91 |
For pilots and dreamers around the world, nothing speaks to the glamour of flying like a classic open cockpit biplane from Aviation’s Golden Age. And when it comes to classic open cockpit biplanes,... |
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Sebart MiG-29 3D EDF |
Since its debut in 1983, the full-scale MiG-29 has turned heads at air shows, world-wide. Maneuvers such as the famous “Cobra” instantly became textbook terms for a new generation of flight. With... |
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DaVinci Machining Scale Wheels |
Looking for some great scale wheels for that 1/5-scale Mustang? Perhaps an AT-6? Look no further than DaVinci Machining, as they have the most incredible scale-looking Mustang wheels on the planet. |
