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 |
2019 Special Issue: WWII Air War
Flight Journal
Jugs Vs. Jets
P-47 pilot scores the ultimate kill.
10 min |
2019 Special Issue: WWII Air War
Flight Journal
Never Stay Still
Geoffrey Wellum: The Battle of Britain’s Youngest Warrior.
10+ min |
2019 Special Issue: WWII Air War
Flight Journal
Bomber Crew: A Day In Their Lives
B-17 Crewmen Remember the German Missions.
10+ min |
2019 Special Issue: WWII Air War
Flight Journal
Right Place, Right Time
How luck and fate allowed me to survive my missions.
10+ min |
2019 Special Issue: WWII Air War
Flight Journal
Piggyback In A P-38
A Daring Rescue under Fire.
10 min |
2019 Special Issue: WWII Air War
Flight Journal
Flying Legends
Hawks flock to duxford
10 min |
February 2019
Flight Journal
Sonic Boom Salesman
Adventures of a cold war interceptor pilot
10+ min |
February 2019
PC Magazine
Figuring Out In-Flight Wi-Fi
Your next flight in the US will likely have Wi-Fi, and it’ll probably cost you between $8 and $19 to use. Per a 2018 Gogo survey, about 50 percent of fliers use their own electronic devices on planes. And about 56 percent of North American travelers intend to use in-flight Wi-Fi on their next flight, according to a 2018 Inmarsat survey.
2 min |