In this issue

ANNUAL PLANS GUIDE! Top building projects from Model Airplane News; On The Cover: Flying Twins: FMS Tigercat; FEATURES: Flying Twins: Multi-engine warbirds made easy; How To: Balance Propellers: Four easy steps to increase performance and reduce vibration; Earn Your Wings: 10 Tips for First-Flight Success; Spirit of Rhinebeck Award Winner: A close up of Norman Malinowski’s 1/3-scale Albatros; FLIGHT REPORT: Legend Hobby/Seagull Models Cessna Grand Caravan 208; ON THE FLIGHTLINE: Old School Model Works Fifty Six; Brodak Tiger Moth; Legend Hobby 13-Foot L-19 Bird Dog/ Cessna O-1; MAN APPROVED: PowerBox Systems iGyro 3e Flight Stabilization System; Sullivan Products Marcy’s Marvelous Wheel Chocks; PRODUCT REVIEW: RC Plane Stands: Benchtop Model

Old School Model Works Fifty Six

The Fifty Six takes its design cues from the original .09- to .15-size Carl Goldberg Falcon 56 of the 1960s. Reworked to incorporate modern, lasercut techniques to make kit building better than ever.

1 min

Legend Hobby 13-Foot L-19 Bird Dog/ Cessna O-1

This famous multi-mission single engine observation aircraft served from 1950-1974. From calling out target locations to providing intel/recon information, the Bird Dog was a valued asset in both the Korean War and Vietnam.

1 min

PRODUCT REVIEW: RC PLANE STANDS BENCHTOP MODEL

I’m a sucker for shop stuff. I buy tools I will probably never use just because they are cool, or I might need to use them someday. When Glen from RC Plane Stands reached out about a review, however, I knew as soon as I browsed their website that I would be receiving something I would use a lot, maybe even daily.

2 mins

FLYING TWINS Multi-engine warbirds made easy

Let’s face it, there’s just something extra special about twin-engine RC aircraft. Most modelers stop what they’re doing when a twin fires up on the flightline.

6 mins

HOW TO BALANCE PROPELLERS

Four easy steps to increase performance and reduce vibration

5 mins

EARN YOUR WINGS

10 Tips for First-Flight Success

6 mins

Legend Hobby / Seagull Models - Cessna Grand Caravan 208

The Cessna Grand Caravan 208 is a legend in aviation circles. A single engine utility aircraft that punches up with capabilities that rival many twin engine aircraft in its class. Its seemingly simple configuration belies its near extreme utility.

8 mins

SPIRIT OF RHINEBECK AWARD WINNER

A close up of Norman Malinowski’s 1/3-scale Albatros

3 mins

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Model Airplane News Magazine Description:

Igniting reader passion for RC flight is the goal of every issue of Model Airplane News, the world’s leading RC flying magazine. Since 1929, the primary focus has been on improving flying skills through step by step, how to articles and construction projects, detailed flight techniques from the basics to advanced aerobatics and in-depth field and bench reviews of the latest planes and accessories. Each month, new fliers, hardcore enthusiasts and aerobatic pros turn to Model Airplane News as their No.1 source to ensure success in the air.