Flight Journal
Impossible barriers are made to be broken
Few technologies have had such a rapid development and such a powerful impact on mankind as the invention of the airplane.
4 min |
March - April 2021
Model Airplane News
IT'S ALL IN THE DETAILS
2020 TOP GUN SCALE INVITATIONAL
10+ min |
February 2021
Model Airplane News
TOP GUN SCALE INVITATIONAL
THE 32ND YEAR OF EXCELLENCE!
2 min |
February 2021
Model Airplane News
THE COMPETITION CONTINUES
Every spring, Frank Tiano’s Top Gun Scale Invitational has heralded the beginning of the flying season, offering builders an opportunity to show off their projects in Lakeland, Florida after a winter spent finishing them in their workshops.
1 min |
February 2021
Model Airplane News
BUILDING BENCH & WORKSHOP TIPS
I have built countless RC models, from kits, plans and even my own scratch designs.
3 min |
February 2021
Model Airplane News
TOP GUN FAVORITE MARK CHAPMAN'S 1/3-SCALE ALBATROS D.VA
When I told Model Airplane News executive editor Debra Cleghorn that I was attending the Top Gun Scale Invitational for the first time, she asked me if I would interview the pilot of one of my favorite planes at the event. As a WW I fan (and a Balsa USA builder), I chose Mark Chapman’s beautifully detailed 1/3-scale Balsa USA Albatros D.Va, flown by Marvin Alvarez in Team Scale.
2 min |
February 2021
Model Airplane News
HEAVY-DUTY SCALE FLAPS
FUNCTIONAL CONTROL SURFACES WITH ADDED DETAIL
5 min |
February 2021
Model Airplane News
SEAGULL MODELS/LEGEND HOBBY SAVAGE SHOCK CUB
A short takeoff and landing wonder!
7 min |
February 2021
Model Airplane News
GETTING STARTED IN FPV
BetaFPV makes getting a bird’s-eye-view easier than ever!
4 min |
February 2021
Model Airplane News
AILERON/RUDDER MIXING EXPLAINED
Build good habits now and fly better tomorrow
8 min |
February 2021
Flying
Sudden Surprise Trouble
What the FAA taketh away, it giveth back.
4 min |
January - February 2021
Flying
LIFE IN THE AIR: Living the Dream
The journey from M X to CFI
5 min |
January - February 2021
Flying
Doc, David, Herb and the Cops
A once-in-a-lifetime B-29 flight
5 min |
January - February 2021
Flying
WHEN THE MUSIC DIES
VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC
10+ min |
January - February 2021
Flying
WE FLY: FLIGHT DESIGN F2
AN ALL-AROUND ALL- COMPOSITE TREAT
10+ min |
January - February 2021
Flying
Tail Tales
What works on one airplane might not work on another.
5 min |
January - February 2021
Flying
STINSON 108
THE FLYING STATION WAGON
6 min |
January - February 2021
Flying
Blame for the 737 Max
The FAA designee program is too big to fail.
5 min |
January - February 2021
Flying
Bittersweet Goodbye
Leaving the flight deck amidst a pandemic
7 min |
January - February 2021
Flying
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 |