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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 min |
January 2022
Model Airplane News
PROPER CG LOCATION FOR AEROBATICS
If you are getting into aerobatics and are starting to perform more advanced maneuvers, it is time to discuss ways you can not only become a better pilot, but how you can also improve the flight characteristics of your airplanes.
5 min |
January 2022
Model Airplane News
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 |
January 2022
Model Airplane News
EARN YOUR WINGS
10 Tips for First-Flight Success
6 min |
January 2022
Model Airplane News
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 |
January 2022
Model Airplane News
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 min |
January 2022
Model Airplane News
HOW TO BALANCE PROPELLERS
Four easy steps to increase performance and reduce vibration
5 min |
January 2022
Model Airplane News
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 min |
January 2022
Model Airplane News
SPIRIT OF RHINEBECK AWARD WINNER
A close up of Norman Malinowski’s 1/3-scale Albatros
3 min |
January 2022
Model Airplane News
CENTER OF GRAVITY BASICS
The secret to a plane that flies well
6 min |
July 2021
Model Airplane News
DON'T TRASH THAT CRASH!
Pro tips for light, strong aircraft repairs
6 min |
July 2021
Model Airplane News
DYNAM/BITGO HOBBY HAWKER UNTER 70MM
This easy-build jet is a great intro to EDFs
6 min |
July 2021
Model Airplane News
TAKEOFF WITH A 1 1/2 POSITIVE SNAP ROLL
If you’re aspiring to become a better aerobatic pilot, you are, no doubt, constantly searching to add exciting maneuvers to your flight routine.
5 min |
July 2021
Model Airplane News
THE 'RAIDER REPAINT
Painting and weathering the Legend Hobby A-1 Skyraider
7 min |
July 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
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 |