Model Airplane News
Teen Designer, Builder, And Pilot!
Joe Carpino takes home the gold at the WW I RC Jamboree
1 min |
January 2020
Model Airplane News
In The Workshop With Pat Tritle
61 YEARS OF MODEL BUILDING
5 min |
January 2020
Model Airplane News
Flying With Flaps
Fly like a pro by understanding the basics
7 min |
January 2020
PC Gamer US Edition
Flight Simulator - Fly Anywhere You Can Imagine In The Revolutionary Sequel
The entire planet is your playground as Microsoft Flight Simulator takes the classic PC sim to new heights.
7 min |
Holiday Special 2019
Flight Journal
Untold Story: How The USAF Won The Korean War But Couldn't Tell Anyone
Not even the most aggressive aerial bombing in history was winning the Korean War, until one heroic Air Force mission did the impossible—ended the war—and violated every rule command leadership had created. Author Thomas McKelvey Cleaver reveals the secrets behind this daring mission.
9 min |
December 2019
Flight Journal
Confessions Of A Type Hunter
What, you may logically ask, is a type hunter? Well, they come in degrees, but a dedicated type hunter is a severely addicted person with a clear goal to fly as many different types of airplanes as possible. He or she can’t explain why. It just is.
3 min |
December 2019
Flight Journal
Elliptical Elegance: Flying And Evaluating The Seafire Mark III
It’s commonly agreed that the Spitfire/Seafire configuration was the most beautiful fighter ever. Its elliptical wing and long, slim fuselage were most delightful to the eye, and its flight characteristics equaled its aerodynamic excellence. The Navy Spitfire, the Seafire, was heavier, but otherwise retained all of the Spitfire’s delightful flight characteristics.
4 min |
December 2019
Model Airplane News
Create An Award-Winning Aluminum Finish
A warbird gets a shiny makeover
2 min |
December 2019
Model Airplane News
Powerbox Systems CORE
Top-shelf transmitter for the serious pilot
4 min |
December 2019
Model Airplane News
Mike Gross Sr.'s Fokker D.VII - A 1/3-scale WW I masterpiece
When it comes to RC scale and warbirds, one guy who had done it all is Mike Gross Sr. Mike has worked at Nick Ziroli Giant Scale Plans for years, and he has been an active pilot, builder, designer and competitor for decades. At the recent Long Island Skyhawks Dawn Patrol, Mike’s newest build was a 1/3-scale Fokker D.VII and as with all of his past projects, this one was over the top.
1 min |
December 2019
Model Airplane News
FMS A-10 Thunderbolt II V2
Excellent scale detail and performance
5 min |
December 2019
Model Airplane News
E-Flite/Horizon Hobby P-39 Airacobra 1.2m
This unusual WW II model flies as good as it looks!
5 min |
December 2019
Flying
Embracing The Cold
Preparing For Cold-weather Flying.
9 min |
November 2019
Flying
Transitioning From A Piston To A Turbine-powered Airplane
It’s A Rare Pilot Indeed Who Learns To Fly In A Single Engine Airplane And Never Dreams Of Jumping Into A Larger, Sleeker Machine That Carries More People, Flies Faster And Farther, And Of Course, Is Outfitted With All The Latest Electronic Navigation And Communications Gear.
10+ min |
November 2019
Flying
It Was A Very Good Year
And A Busy One…Sweet Memories From An Old Logbook.
5 min |
November 2019
Flying
Geese And Lemmings
Either Way, We Are Not Alone.
5 min |
November 2019
Flying
A Modern Classic
The Airplane Boeing Got Just Right.
7 min |
November 2019
Diesel Power
Torque: Rotary Diesel No Pistons Needed
Building a diesel engine that does not use traditional pistons may seem odd, but in today’s modern age of high efficiency, low emissions, and weight reduction, an engine with a nonconventional rotor may be the key to things to come.
3 min |
December 2019
AppleMagazine
Next-generation F-35 Fighter Jets Go To National Guard Unit
The first two of an eventual 20 F-35 jets arrived last Thursday at the Vermont Air National Guard base in South Burlington, the first Guard unit to receive the next-generation fighter.
3 min |
September 27, 2019
AppleMagazine
Computer Glitch In France Delays Hundreds Of Flights Beyond
A computer breakdown briefly disrupted all air traffic in France and caused a cascade of delayed flights in multiple countries on Sunday (01), the last day of the European summer holidays.
1 min |
September 06, 2019
Flight Journal
Lost Cause: Luftwaffe Bombers
The Uphill Struggle
10 min |
October 2019
Flight Journal
F7F Tigercats Over North Korea
Grumman's svelte postwar killer
10+ min |
October 2019
Flight Journal
The A-20 Havoc Story - An Unknown Warrior
A Unknown Warrior
3 min |
October 2019
Flight Journal
Vietnam Bombing Mission
What movie was that?
8 min |
October 2019
Flight Journal
Pilots Who Have Shot Down Airplanes From All Three Axis Powers
Pilots who have shot down airplanes from all three axis powers
10 min |
October 2019
Flight Journal
Record Setting Transcontinental Glider Flight
Frank Hawks at the End of a Rope
2 min |
October 2019
Flight Journal
Dragon's Jaw
An Epic Story of courage and Tenacity in Vietnam
1 min |
October 2019
AppleMagazine
Russian Firm Sues Boeing Over Max Jet, Says Defects Hidden
A Russian aircraft leasing company that ordered 35 Boeing Max jets is suing the U.S. aircraft maker and seeking to cancel the deal, accusing Boeing of hiding defects in the plane that was grounded after two deadly crashes.
1 min |
August 30, 2019
Guideposts
Saving Flight 1380
One passenger died in this airline tragedy. But it could have been worse if not for this pilot’s nerves of steel.
7 min |
September 2019
Flight Journal
Sharp-Shooting Hellcat
“Mac” McWhorter runs up the score.
9 min |