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Road to Top Gun — Lockheed F-104 Starfighter

Friday, April 15th, 2016

Having spent a winter in a workshop, Peter Goldsmith from Monticello, IL, as finished an amazing 1/4-scale F-104 Starfighter from a Airworld kit. Peter will be competing in a Expert class, his F-104 has been test flown and is powered by a KingTech 210 turbine engine. It has a 71.5-inch wingspan and a length of 164 inches. Its dry weight is […]

Video Workshop Tip — Bending Brass Tubes

Friday, April 15th, 2016

If we have built a indication aeroplane or dual and have attempted to hook a coronet tubes for a fuel tank by hand, we are certain to have pronounced to yourself, “there has to be a improved way. The categorical fuel line is true and so no bends are required, though for a opening tube […]

Hitec Multiplex FunCub XL (Kit And RR)

Friday, April 15th, 2016

From Hitec: Our Multiplex FunCub XL expands all a fun enjoyed by thousands with a original, in a new incomparable size! Featuring a same high-wing aerobatic performance, equivalent flaps for impossibly brief takeoff and alighting characteristics, and big, soothing tundra tires, a FunCub XL lets we fly roughly anywhere, from scarcely any terrain. Just like […]

Road to Top Gun — Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6

Thursday, April 14th, 2016

Competing for a initial time during Top Gun, Gérson Luís Nissola from São Paulo, Brazil, will be drifting in a Pro-Am Sportsman category with his pleasing Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6. The indication was started in 2010 by Thiago Pivoto, and Gérson finished a detailing and portrayal final year. The all-wood built-up Luftwaffe warrior was built from a […]

Fantastic Ford Trimotor

Thursday, April 14th, 2016

Scratch-built by Joachim Damrath, this 160-inch-span Trimotor weighs in during only 53 p0unds. The beautifully minute radial engines are stealing Zenoah powerplants (two 20cc and one 26cc in a center). Thanks to ScaleJetFred for pity his superb video from a Airlinertreffen meet in Oppingen, Germany.   Article source: http://www.modelairplanenews.com/blog/2016/04/14/fantastic-ford-trimotor/