Flying
WE FLY: FLIGHT DESIGN F2
AN ALL-AROUND ALL- COMPOSITE TREAT
10+ min |
January - February 2021
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Tail Tales
What works on one airplane might not work on another.
5 min |
January - February 2021
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STINSON 108
THE FLYING STATION WAGON
6 min |
January - February 2021
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Blame for the 737 Max
The FAA designee program is too big to fail.
5 min |
January - February 2021
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Bittersweet Goodbye
Leaving the flight deck amidst a pandemic
7 min |
January - February 2021
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An Aviation Mentor
Why it’s so important
4 min |
January - February 2021
Model Airplane News
BRITTEN-NORMAN - DEFENDER 2000
An electric-powered Islander on steroids
8 min |
January 2021
Model Airplane News
THE NEXT GENERATION OF RC'ERS
Why our hobby isn’t dying out
2 min |
January 2021
Model Airplane News
MORGANS CUSTOM 3D PRINTING
Industrious builders and craftsmen have been carving, machining, or casting small parts for as long as the hobby has been around, but 3D printers have taken custom parts to a new level.
2 min |
January 2021
Model Airplane News
SPICE UP A LOOP WITH A SNAP ROLL!
Mastering the Avalanche
5 min |
January 2021
Model Airplane News
SEA OTTER
SHOWCASING WHAT YOU BUILD & FLY | EMAIL ENTRIES TO: MAN@AIRAGE.COM
1 min |
January 2021
Model Airplane News
FLIGHT PLAN
Designer Rich Uravitch says his electric-powered Britten-Norman Defender 2000 “couldn’t be easier to build or fly.”
2 min |
January 2021
Model Airplane News
BUILDING A COMPETITION WORTHY SCALE COCKPIT
Scale competition is a segment in this hobby that I really enjoy.
6 min |
January 2021
Model Airplane News
GETTING INTO GAS ENGINES
Expert installation & setup tips
7 min |
January 2021
Model Airplane News
Jim McQueen and his P-51B Mustang
One of the most active warbird centric clubs in the Northeast region of the country is the Long Island Skyhawks.
1 min |
January 2021
Flight Journal
YELLOW SCORPIONS - P-51 Mustangs rule the skies in China
Using Chinese airfields, the 311th Fighter Group was the first to take World War II to the Japanese. The 311th’s 530th Fighter Squadron, which became known as the “Yellow Scorpions,” was the first squadron based in China. During their combat tour, they flew A-36 dive bombers along with all versions of the P-51 (A, B, C and D). However, it was their expertise with P-51 B and C models that earned them the respect of Japanese pilots.
10+ min |
January - February 2021
Flight Journal
WACO “Super Sport” S3HD - A Golden Age king
The WACO “Super Sport” S3HD is often referred to as the “King of the WACO biplanes.” Built as only one example, it is the stuff of legends.
1 min |
January - February 2021
Flight Journal
SPITFIRE WITH A PUNCH - ROYAL AIR FORCE FIGHTER IN POLISH COLORS
Squadron Leader Clive Rowley, MBE RAF (Ret.), a former officer commanding the Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight, tells the story behind the latest color scheme for the Flight’s Spitfire Mk XVI TE311.
10+ min |
January - February 2021
Flight Journal
F-35B LIGHTNING II SEMPER FI
The JSF (Joint Strike Fighter) program is synonymous with the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, which ultimately won the competition against Boeing and its X-32. The JSF plan was to have a similar new fighter for the U.S. Marine Corps, Air Force, and Navy and U.S. allies: Build a bunch and keep the price tag down. It has been a success story since then.
10 min |
January - February 2021
Flight Journal
DEFENDER OF THE REICH WW II as seen by a Luftwaffe Ace
Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring was in rare form, his eyes full of fire as he faced one of the better known of Germany’s aces, Oberst Walther Dahl. “Göring’s reply astonished even me,” Dahl remembered. “In the presence of pilots with heads, arms and legs in plaster, he yelled: ‘You cowards! Now I know why your Geschwader holds the record for parachute jumps: you jump so as not to fight.’
10+ min |
January - February 2021
Flight Journal
Lightning ACE!
P-38 Legend Robin Olds
10+ min |
Annual 2020
Flight Journal
SOUTH PACIFIC WARRIOR
A rare combat Mustang
10+ min |
Annual 2020
Flight Journal
Supermarine Spitfire Elliptical Elegance
Showing off the flowing curves of a jaguar ready to pounce, a Spitfire snugs in close, its pilot a picture of concentration as he carefully places the airplane exactly where he wants. It’s a timeless image of a timeless design.
2 min |
Annual 2020
Flight Journal
THE BEST WWII FIGHTERS
Which was number one?
10+ min |
Annual 2020
Flight Journal
“Hotrod” Jug
By the time this limited-production high-performance version of Maj. Michael Jackson’s Teddy was photographed in early spring 1945 at Boxted, the 56th FG had been operating with Thunderbolts for almost three years. Initially constituted in November 1940 as the 56th Pursuit Group, with three Squadrons (61st, 62nd and 63rd) operating a mix of training aircraft and basing, they were posted in scattered locations in defense of New York City in early 1942. With the 63rd actually based at Republic’s Farmingdale factory, it was a natural for the 56th to be tapped to be the premier Thunderbolt unit in May 1942.
2 min |
Annual 2020
Flight Journal
GUNFIGHTER OF THE RISING SUN
A Zero pilot’s own story
10+ min |
Annual 2020
Flight Journal
Me 262 Mach 1 Mystery
Did the Reich get there first?
10+ min |
Annual 2020
Flight Journal
HELLCAT VERSUS CORSAIR
GRUMMAN TEST PILOT FLIES THE COMPETITION
10+ min |
Annual 2020
Flight Journal
Flying the FW 190
A legend gets checked out in the Butcher Bird
10+ min |
Annual 2020
Model Airplane News
SCALE MAKEOVER
A new scheme for a P-39
4 min |