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Seagull Zlin Z-50

Forget about all those cookie-cutters Extras and Edges … you’ll stand out from the crowd when you bring this Zlin to the field! With a .75 to .91 engine in its nose, this aerobat is ready to put on a show. Ideal for intermediate to advanced pilot, this built-up ARF has UltraCote covering and comes […]

New Episode Online!

Episode 111 of The Radio Control Show features the Yak 55M from ElectriFly, Air Age Media RC Scholarship, Hobby Lobby Mig 15, the F-86 Sabre and the Grumman Panther, and more. CLICK HERE TO WATCH EPISODE 111

Seagull Dewoitine D.520

Here’s an unusual WW II fighter to add to your hangar! This French Air Force aircraft was used in the Battle of France and has a striking UltraCote color scheme . The 1.20-size ARF comes with mechanical retracts and all necessary hardware. The Dewoitine has good flying characteristics and is ideal for intermediate to advanced pilots.

Exclusive Preview–Vogelsang-Aeroscale Fieseler Storch

Workbench Preview—Full Review to be published in a future issue of Model Airplane News By Sal Iasilli The Fieseler Storch was designed in 1935 and was the most advanced short takeoff and landing aircraft of its time. It served Germany in WW II from North Africa to the frozen Tundra of Russia. It provided reconnaissance, […]

What our Readers are Building–F4U Corsair

BH models F4U Corsair by Whitney Philbrick We are always chatting with our friends and contributors and like to talk RC and scale when ever we can. Recently our good buddy Whitney Philbrick of the Mid-Hudson RC Society completed a very nice project. It is a BH Models ARF F4U Corsair with a 90″ wingspan. […]

The “Really Big ARF Rebate”

Buy a participating ARF at your local hobby shop now through the end of August and you’ll get a $10 to $100 merchandise certificate that’s good for nearly 30 brands of hobby product! Now that’s a summer deal! All of the ARFs in this program can be found at www.BestRC.com.

Joe Nall 2011 DVD

Here’s another must-have video from the Propwash library! Joe Nall is the premier giant-scale fly-in in the U.S., so if you missed this year’s festivities, this video is the next best thing. (And if you were lucky enough to attend, just pop this DVD into your player or computer to bring your scrapbook photos to […]

BH Models Pitts [VIDEO]

An exclusive look at the BH Models Pitts. Check out the interview with John Reid and Mike Gantt along with flight footage of this amazing plane. CLICK HERE TO WATCH.

Behind the scenes for the Radio Control Show–Lots of Fun!

We took a break from the desk work here in the office and went out on a photo shoot to helped Hope McCall and our video guru Joe Authur produce a segment for the Radio Control Show. In it, Hope shows how to hand launch an electric plane. Here’s a little behind the scenes video. Enjoy!

Gyro Festival 2011

No, this isn’t an all-you-can-eat sandwich party … it’s an annual event for gyroplanes, autogyros and other gyro-equipped vehicles! The upcoming Popular Rotorcraft Association (PRA) convention will be held at the Mentone Airport in Mentone, Indiana, August 2-6, and it sounds like a blast! With full-size gyroplanes, helicopters, autogyros and powered parachutes (as well as RC models of the […]

MAN Construction Article–F/A-22 Raptor

Coming soon to MAN, this awesome pusher-jet design by Steve Shumate! The king of pusher-jets Steve has designed and published many models for MAN construction articles and this one looks like a winner for sure! Using sheet foam construction, the Raptor also can be equipped with motor thrust vectoring for pitch giving it amazing agility! […]

U.S. Border UAVs reach 10,000 hours!

Yesterday, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol announced that its office of Air and Marine Unmanned Aircraft Systems had reached a historic 10,000-hour milestone! Since 2005, their primary mission has been to secure the border and prevent acts of terrorism by identifying and intercepting potential terrorist and illegal cross-border activity as well as helping with federal […]