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MUSTANG ROUNDUP When it comes to heavy-metal warbirds, the editors think that the most popular fighter to come out of WW II is the P-51 Mustang. An amazing success story, there were several variants of the P-51 and even today, the bubble canopy D-Model remains a superstar. In our Top P-51 Mustang Guide, we highlight some of the most popular RC Mustangs and show off their specifications. If you have been thinking about saddling up with a P-51, check these thoroughbreds. FROM THE WORKBENCH One thing makes warbirds look even more realistic: weathering and detailing. Whether you’re assembling an ARF or scratch-building your warbird, you’ll find the tips and techniques from P. J. Ash work great. And it is a lot easier than you may think. THE FIESELER STORCH What about something a little different? Rob…

EMAIL ENTRIES TO: MAN@AIRAGE.COM F-16 VIPER Mark Feist, Cincinnati, Ohio Deciding on a paint scheme for his 1/6-scale Skymaster F-16 was easy, as Mark’s son Brian is in the 55th Fighter Squadron, the “Shooters,” and Brian has flown the full-size fighter! Mark bought the jet used, made some repairs, added scale details from Spencer Scale and Strictly Scale, and repainted the entire aircraft. It’s equipped with a Swiwin 190 turbine and controlled by a Spektrum DX18. NAVAL FACTORY N3N William Mayes (email] William designed his “Yellow Peril” biplane from 3-views and 3D-printed the its semi-scale dummy rotary engine. The RC aircraft is made out of balsa, ply, foam, and carbon-fiber with fabric covering and latex paint. The 18.3-pound, 81 3/4-inch-span model is powered by a Scorpion motor turning an APC 17x10 prop and is fed by…

PIN PICKUP It is bound to happen: you move something on your workbench and push your pins off the edge, spilling them all over. A broom is less than helpful. Find a magnet on your refrigerator and use it to pick the pins up quickly. Works for small screws and other hardware items just as well. Jose Rodriguez, Hartford, Connecticut KICKER TRICK While assembling (or repairing) foamie park fliers, I have found that CA accelerator can damage some types of foam or the paint finish. I have not had much luck with plastic “foam safe” CA glues, so I came up with this technique. Apply the adhesive and then spray the kicker onto a Q-tip. Hold the cotton swab end close to the glue, and the fumes will set off the glue without damaging…

PRODUCT REVIEW: SIG TIGER FF-22

Our modeling hobby has many subcategories and scope for special interests. New ones arise; old ones may fall out of popularity; but never disappear altogether. Since 1929, Model Airplane News has kept us readers in the know. U-control, radio control, glow engines, electric power, and a host of other innovations continue to add to our opportunities for doing something new, different, and fun … which might mean getting back to an older form of aeromodeling. The current headliners of our hobby are astonishingly sophisticated programmable, computer-based radio control systems. But in 1929, light stickand-tissue, rubber-powered free-flight planes were—as they said then—”Darb!” … even “Berries!” Right here in the Now, I’ve been going back to that class of modeling, hence this review. Sig’s Tiger kit was introduced in the early 1960s, when I…

PRODUCT REVIEW: SIG TIGER FF-22

PRODUCT REVIEW: DAVE’S R/C ELECTRONICS

Navigation and landing lights are a great finishing touch for a scale model. I asked Dave’s R/C Electronics to build a set for the MR Aerodesign Pilatus Porter PC-6 I reviewed in the October 2021 issue of MAN. All of Dave’s electronics are handbuilt, and you can see the pride that goes into his products. The circuit boards that he sent me are very clean, the components are laid out nicely and the instructions were easy to follow. Dave sent me a $70 All-in-One NavLights 8mm (Giant Scale) and a $45 Drop-Down Landing Light & Servo Controller. When you order, you’ll need the wingspan and fuselage lengths for the wire lengths. The PC-6 that this was going in has a wingspan of 120 inches. Installation was simple, especially an aircraft with a fuselage…

PRODUCT REVIEW: DAVE’S R/C ELECTRONICS

1/10-SCALE 1905 WRIGHT FLYER

When aerobatic RC aircraft designer Wayne Ulery was inspired by the upcoming 100th anniversary of the Wright brothers’ historic first flight, he decided to pay tribute by building a 1/10-scale model. Starting in 2001, he spent a year designing and building an accurate 1/10-scale model of the Wright brothers’ 1905 Flyer, the Wright brothers’ most maneuverable design. Wayne’s impressive model looks as good today as it did when it first flew nearly two decades ago, and we caught up with him to find out more about his unique and historically accurate project. Model Airplane News: How did you get started in scale building? Wayne Ulery: My interest mainly is in aerobatic models, both F3A and TOC. competition aircraft. My Wright Flyer interest developed around 2001 with the then upcoming 100th anniversary of…

1/10-SCALE 1905 WRIGHT FLYER

1905 WRIGHT FLYER

After the brothers’ success during the flying season of 1904, they put their heads together to decide what improvements could be made on their next “Flyer.” They made some significant planform modifications to solve the pitching problems. They almost doubled the size of elevator (in front) and rudder (in back) and moved them about twice the distance from the wings. They added two fixed vertical vanes (“blinkers”) between the elevators to serve as stabilizers and help prevent the Flyer’s tendency to slip or slide sideways in a turn. They adjusted the rigging to give the wings a very slight dihedral and counter the airplane’s tendency to roll. They disconnected the rudder control of the rebuilt Flyer III from the wing-warp control—as they would in all future aircraft—placing it on a…

1905 WRIGHT FLYER

1/12-SCALE FIESELER STORCH

For some unknown reason, the Fieseler Storch is my favorite aircraft. Perhaps this goes back to when I built a 1⁄6-scale model some years ago and became a student of the prototype. The plane has somewhat of a “cult” following and, although many argue about its aesthetics, the Storch was quite an advanced design in the mid-1930s. It was “the helicopter before they had the helicopter” and many still fly today, including replicas. The Luftwaffe employed the aircraft in all theaters of WW II and it was quite effective in its role of spotter, transport, rescue and liaison aircraft. As a model, it is surprisingly involved to build in any scale. It is these complexities, however, that make the aircraft unique. My design goals were to keep power and radio equipment…

1/12-SCALE FIESELER STORCH

ITALIAN STORCH?

Why did you pick an Italian paint scheme for your Storch? Rob Caso: I had already built four or five Storchs, both RC and plastic models. Having painted them all in Luftwaffe camouflage, I was looking for something a bit different. My good friend, Vince Nigrelli, has been nagging me to design “something Italian” and so I decided to paint the model in a Regia Aeronautica scheme. Like most of what the Italians do, their WW II schemes were almost artistic and I really wanted to do a lighter scheme since they show up better at the field. I plinked around on the Internet and discovered a Storch in an Italian museum that has a scheme very close to the one I did here. With the almost yellow base coat and…

ITALIAN STORCH?

BEFORE THERE WERE HELICOPTERS

The Fieseler Fi 156 Storch ("stork") was a specialized German liaison aircraft built by the Fieseler Company prior to and during World War II. Production continued in other countries for the private market into the 1950s. The Storch was designed to have excellent Short Takeoff and Landing (STOL) performance, and had a very low stall speed of only 31 mph. A design feature rarely found on land-based aircraft enabling the Storch’s wing panels to be folded back along the fuselage, allowed the Storch to be carried on a trailer or even towed slowly behind a vehicle. This allowed operations from unmaintained open fields and back roads. About 2,900 Fi 156s, mostly C variants, were produced from 1937 to 1945. Main production was at the Fieseler Factory in Kassel, in 1942 production…

BEFORE THERE WERE HELICOPTERS

TOP P-51 MUSTANG GUIDE

If there is one aircraft that’s easily recognized, it would have to be the North American Aviation P-51 Mustang. Whether you like the speed and performance of this world-famous warbird or you have a soft spot for WW II aviation history, P-51 Mustangs are certainly among our favorites. Model Airplane News has test-flown most of the P-51s that have hit hobby-store shelves, and this guide highlights the best of the breed, so to speak. We’ve considered looks, performance, quality, and parts to come up with this list. If you’re a fan of this all-American fighter, we guarantee that you’ll find one here that’s perfect for your hangar. FMS P-51D V2 Big Beautiful Doll PNP This EPP foam aircraft takes just minutes to assemble and comes with its brushless motor, 20-amp speed control…

TOP P-51 MUSTANG GUIDE

BIRTH OF A THOROUGHBRED

A long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, the P-51 Mustang was designed in April 1940 by a team headed by James Kindelberger of North American Aviation (NAA). The prototype rolled out on September, 9 1940, 102 days after the contract was signed, and first flew on October 26. Designed to use the Allison V-1710 engine (which had limited high-altitude performance in earlier variants), the aircraft was first flown by the RAF (Mustang Mk I), as a tactical-reconnaissance aircraft and fighter-bomber. Replacing the Allison with a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine resulted in the P-51B/C (Mustang Mk III) model and transformed the aircraft's performance at altitudes above 15,000 feet without sacrificing range, allowing it to compete with Luftwaffe fighters. The definitive version, the P-51D, was powered…

BIRTH OF A THOROUGHBRED

Warbird Makeover Magic

I’ve always loved airplanes. My interest has always been with scale RC models, particularly warbirds. It wasn’t long after I started building and flying RC warbirds that I was drawn to scale competition. While I was competing, I started measuring my work against other modelers and friends, and over time, I learned techniques to accomplish that “real” look. There are many ARFs on the market today that make great starting points for producing competition-worthy planes. The models shown in this article are my MiG-3 and Mitsubishi J2M Raiden (Thunderbolt), both built from the ESM ARFs (unfortunately, they are longer available). Being a bit out of the ordinary, these planes aren’t modeled very often—always a good thing for scale competition. This article highlights some of the ways that I’ve learned to…

Warbird Makeover Magic

BLADE 230 S SMART RTF

Blade helicopters have been instrumental in helping many aspiring helicopter pilots realize their dream. Inexpensive and easy to setup and fly, they come with a high degree of prefabrication with readily available repair parts for the inevitable collision with Mother Earth. These qualities combine to make learning to fly model helicopters both more fun and less of a chore than it ever has been. Each release brings cool technological improvements such as forward programming capable receivers, and now integrated Spektrum Smart technology. Forward programming allows you to set receiver parameters via the transmitter interface on capable transmitters. Smart technology gives unprecedented telemetry information back to the transmitter from the receiver, speed controller, and even the battery itself. The Blade 230 S Smart is the culmination of all this cool tech in an…

BLADE 230 S SMART RTF

MAKE MONEY WITH YOUR DRONE

We are often asked, “How can I make money flying a drone?” While there are many different ways to cash in using your aircraft, one that is available to new pilots in almost every city is realestate photography/videography. Because getting started can be a challenge, we asked our good friend Joe McBride, owner of Discovery Drone (discoverydrone.com), to give us some pointers on getting started in the real-estate market. Joe started as a freelance photographer and then became involved with digital marketing. About a year and a half ago, he restarted his photography business to include drones and has never looked back. Joe had done some real-estate photography before drones were available, so this was a way to add additional value to his business. Joe notes, “It was more of an…

MAKE MONEY WITH YOUR DRONE

REAL-ESTATE PHOTO TIPS

When you shoot property, you will have two different lighting situations: outside using natural light and indoors using artificial light. Each calls for a different way of shooting. INDOORS • Use a tripod or set the drone down on something to prevent camera shake. This will also allow you to use the lowest ISO so that the images will have the best quality. A slow shutter speed is fine as long as nothing is moving in the scene.• Because of the low light indoors, shoot at the widest f-stop opening. (If you are using a drone, you may not have any control over the f-stop.)• When shooting video, keep the shutter speed at double the frame per second (fps). Most video will be shot at 24 or 30fps, so don’t let the…

REAL-ESTATE PHOTO TIPS

CHECKLIST FOR SUCCESS

• The drone. Get a prosumer drone that can be flown day after day.• Experience. Learn to fly. Take your drone out every day, and use up all the batteries you have for it. You should have at least three sets of batteries.• Stay legal. Get your remote pilot’s license. This is very important!• Develop an online presence. Create a business website and Facebook page. Take aerial video and inside photos/video of homes of friends and family that you can post to your website.• Takeaways. Design and create business cards that include your remote pilot’s license number as well as other promotional material.• Insurance. Find a broker who sells flight insurance and any other type of insurance you may need for your business.• The payoff. Establish a price list by…

MAKING CONNECTIONS

Now that you are set up, how do you find real-estate agents? Well, that is actually the easy part. Here are just a few places to check. • The website realtor.com. This website makes it easy: Just enter your zip code and find Realtors close to you.• Open houses. Walk-ins are welcome in open houses, so walk in and talk to the person in charge.• Chambers of Commerce. There are always a good number of real-estate agents involved in this organization.• The website topagentsranked.com. Find realestate agents who are doing well in your area.• Local resources. Most cities and towns have a local real-estate organization that meets at least once a month. These groups are always looking for speakers, so become a speaker and do a presentation on how you photograph/video…

ARMSOAR DEVIANT

ArmSoar, based in Vancouver, Canada, has been making composite gliders since 2010, when brothers Thomas and Jason Lee turned their passion for gliders, and in particular Discus Launch Gliders (DLGs), into a business. Since then, they have developed some of the highest performing models on the market. In this review I will look at their latest release, their Deviant 1-meter receiver-ready DLG. (ArmSoar also offers a kit version.) UNIQUE FEATURES The Deviant is classed as a mini DLG glider as it has a wingspan of 1 meter (a typical glider has a wingspan of 1.5 meters). The Deviant is supplied in a sturdy reinforced carboard box and has four main parts: a one-piece carbon wing, carbon elevator, fuselage, and nose cone. The wing is constructed from a solid molded Rohacell core that…

ARMSOAR DEVIANT

To launch a Discus-Launch Glider (DLG), the pilot holds a wingtip and rotates the glider around by hand before releasing it. Using this method of launching, the average flier can achieve launch heights of greater than 140 feet (43 m), with the more powerful throwers exceeding 200 feet (61 m)! The discus method of hand launching a glider has in effect replaced the older javelin-style launch, where a hand launched model glider would be launched overarm, like a javelin would be thrown. The discus launch is far easier, more efficient. and less physically demanding than the javelin launch. Most DLG models use aileron, rudder and elevator control, with the ailerons also being used as flaps for different modes of flight and also as air-brakes for landing. A modern DLG model weighs approximately…

If you want to become the best aerobatic pilot possible, you need to master key maneuvers by taking small steps. First, make sure you’re proficient in performing maneuvers like inverted flight, vertical and horizontal rolls, inside and outside loops and stall turns. You can then perform these moves in sequence to create a show-stopping aerobatic routine. For this column, let’s take a look at a precision aerobatic maneuver called the “figure M,” which incorporates two stall turns with a little twist. So, without further hesitation, let’s get started! BEFORE YOU BEGIN Before you attempt your first figure M, it’s important that you’re able to perform vertical rolls, the stall turn and an outside loop. This maneuver combines elements of all three of these maneuvers, and pilot proficiency is a must for success. For…

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RC PLANE GLOSSARY

Aerobatics: The crazy effort to put a plane through a flying routine that it doesn't really want to go through. Altimeter: Precision instrument few RC pilots use that tells how high a plane is just before it flies out of sight. Buddy box: A device to help new pilots learn how to crash while others on the flight line yell, "Watch out!" CA (cyanoacrylate): Adhesive to glue parts together, seal prop cuts in fingers, and empty a hobbyist's allowance. Center of gravity: that point where a plane balances; also the Institute for the study of Why Things Fall Down. Cockpit: The first place spectators look when viewing an RC plane. It may be filled with Barbie or plastic dog heads but has no practical use whatsoever. Engine: An internal combustion device that over many crashes is…

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