March 2023

Model Airplane News

RC Pilot Intel & Inspiration

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Hobby Hacks
There are several ways to trim a finished heat shrunk covered aircraft. However, sometimes bubbles of air can become trapped under the trim covering. Cut your trim material to the desired shape/size and switch on your covering iron to a low temperatu
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Flight plan
When a pilot masters the basics of RC flight, he or she inevitably pulls back on the stick to perform their first loop. And that’s where it all starts for RC aerobatic pilots. These high-power, agile aircraft can test the limits of bo Tha pilot’s ski
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Pilot projects
Patrick Skahill, Amelia Island, Florida This T-45 started out as an ARF from Banana Hobby. The Goshawk military trainer is an EDF model with a 110-mm electric power system and features operational speed brakes, leading-edge slats and other features n
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New Products
Available in both Chinese J-11 and Russian Su-27 schemes, this jet comes with twin inrunner motors, 12-blade fan units, and 80-amp speed controls that provide excellent vertical performance and turbine-engine sound. It also has metal gear servos and
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Du-bro Monster Links
My all-time favorite model—and no offense to many others because I own or have owned a lot of models in my modeling career that I really enjoy—is my Hangar 9 60cc Corsair with a Saito 90cc radial engine. Not only do I take it to fly-ins and warbird e
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Electro Hots
Lightweight, powerful electric power systems have changed the design of competitive airplanes, and I have had great success in bringing together my father’s (Dan Santich) Hots designs and electric power packages. You don’t even have to spend a lot of
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Military Might
This annual warbird event started in memory of Dino DiGiorgio Sr., the man who in 1997 started the World Miniature Warbird Association. He wanted to preserve military aviation history with fun-fly style events that included all sizes of RC models. Di
Model Airplane News5 min read
Monster Mig-17f
There’s truth to the adage that “bigger models fly better,” and when an elite pilot is at the controls, it’s can be nearly impossible to tell an RC model from its full-size sibling! Such is the case with Ali Machinchy and his giant CARF-Models MiG-17
Model Airplane News5 min read
Fms Hobby 1300mm Super Cub W/ Reflex V2 Rtf
I love Cubs (who doesn’t?) so I was thrilled to receive the new FMS PA-18 Super Cub. It’s a smaller version of the popular 1700mm Super Cub that FMS released four years ago. The new one spans 1300mm (51 inches) but is remarkably similar, right down t
Model Airplane News6 min read
Top 10 Aerobats
There’s something for everyone when it comes to aerobatic aircraft, from backyard micros to 200cc gas-powered monsters. RC model manufacturers know what works as far as airfoils, moments, and ratios are concerned, and when those parameters are met, i
Model Airplane News7 min read
Snap Rolls
Inside and outside snap rolls add great excitement to flying while opening up a whole new world of maneuver possibilities. We’ll start with inside, or positive, snap rolls, which are accomplished by applying full (normal rate) up-elevator along with
Model Airplane News7 min read
Program Rates And Expo
While at the flying field, I witnessed a fellow giant-scale enthusiast fly a large aerobatic aircraft in a rather inconsistent manner. Mainly flying 3D-type aerobatics at slow speeds, he would occasionally attempt a hesitation roll, stall turn, or so
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Heli-professional soxos Strike 7.1
Nearly two years ago I was lucky enough to review the Heli-Professional soXos Strike 7 700-size helicopter. Since then, I have had hundreds of flights and the Strike 7 has become my go-to machine. However, Heli-Professional haven’t rested on their la
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Nieuport 161
Published in the June, 1938 issue of Model Airplane News, Herbert K. Weiss’s sub-Peanut-scale Nieuport 161 is a free-flight reproduction of the prototype French fighter produced in 1935. The design is receiving renewed interest thanks to its inclusio

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