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Workshop Build-Along — Douglas Skyraider Part 7 — Tailwheel

Tuesday, October 18th, 2016

While a fuselage is being sheeted, we work out a designation of a scale Tailwheel section (custom done by Earl Aune), and implement a new plywood former and bolster doublers while we still have entrance to a tools in between a practical pieces of sheeting. The sheeting helps keep a fuselage structure ridged during a […]

Turbine Powered Biplane — Best of Both Worlds?

Tuesday, October 18th, 2016

You only never know what we are going to find on a flightline during a annual Florida Jets eventuality in Lakeland Florida. Hosted by Frank Tiano a father of a Top Gun Scale Invitational, Florida Jets brings together a cream of a stand from a Jet and turbine engine industries! Model Airplane News writer Rich […]

E-Flite Convergence VTOL [VIDEO]

Friday, October 14th, 2016

From E-flite: VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) RC models are customarily a churned bag when it comes to performance. If they are stable, their speed and lively is mostly lackluster. If they are nimble, pilots have to work harder to transition between hovering and aeroplane flight. The Convergence™ VTOL park flyer changes all that. Its […]

Futaba CIU-3 USB Interface

Friday, October 14th, 2016

From Futaba: The CIU-3 creates it easier than ever to module all 35+ S.Bus and S.Bus2 servos. Plug a USB interface into your PC, bond your radio apparatus and go — no motorist designation required. Use a CIU-3 to refurbish your Futaba gyro and conductor firmware only as easily. Specs: Operating Voltage: 5V +/- 0.2V […]

Workshop Build-Along — Douglas Skyraider Part 6 — Fuselage Sheeting

Friday, October 14th, 2016

Now that a fuselage is roughly totally built up, it’s time to start sheeting a structure and to start some of a hardware installation. By initial requesting a 1/8-inch balsa sheeting to a few pivotal areas, a fuselage structure becomes most some-more ridged and this helps it sojourn true and scrupulously aligned while relocating it […]