THE GROWLER

Boeing’s electronic attack weapon

Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3

Authenticated by its log books, an N3N that 41st U.S. President George H.W. Bush trained in is preserved and still flying—now owned by Stewart Wells.

Five-Gun Fury .

Lt. Floyd Fulkerson: Wingman to the Aces

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.

IT'S ALL IN THE DETAILS

2020 TOP GUN SCALE INVITATIONAL

TOP GUN SCALE INVITATIONAL

THE 32ND YEAR OF EXCELLENCE!

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.

BUILDING BENCH & WORKSHOP TIPS

I have built countless RC models, from kits, plans and even my own scratch designs.

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.

HEAVY-DUTY SCALE FLAPS

FUNCTIONAL CONTROL SURFACES WITH ADDED DETAIL

SEAGULL MODELS/LEGEND HOBBY SAVAGE SHOCK CUB

A short takeoff and landing wonder!

GETTING STARTED IN FPV

BetaFPV makes getting a bird’s-eye-view easier than ever!

AILERON/RUDDER MIXING EXPLAINED

Build good habits now and fly better tomorrow

Sudden Surprise Trouble

What the FAA taketh away, it giveth back.

LIFE IN THE AIR: Living the Dream

The journey from M X to CFI

Doc, David, Herb and the Cops

A once-in-a-lifetime B-29 flight

WHEN THE MUSIC DIES

VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC

WE FLY: FLIGHT DESIGN F2

AN ALL-AROUND ALL- COMPOSITE TREAT

Tail Tales

What works on one airplane might not work on another.

STINSON 108

THE FLYING STATION WAGON

Blame for the 737 Max

The FAA designee program is too big to fail.

Bittersweet Goodbye

Leaving the flight deck amidst a pandemic

An Aviation Mentor

Why it’s so important

BRITTEN-NORMAN - DEFENDER 2000

An electric-powered Islander on steroids

THE NEXT GENERATION OF RC'ERS

Why our hobby isn’t dying out

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.

SPICE UP A LOOP WITH A SNAP ROLL!

Mastering the Avalanche

SEA OTTER

SHOWCASING WHAT YOU BUILD & FLY | EMAIL ENTRIES TO: MAN@AIRAGE.COM

FLIGHT PLAN

Designer Rich Uravitch says his electric-powered Britten-Norman Defender 2000 “couldn’t be easier to build or fly.”

BUILDING A COMPETITION WORTHY SCALE COCKPIT

Scale competition is a segment in this hobby that I really enjoy.