Here are three rare videos showing airplanes, full-size and models, losing a wing while flying. Can you spot the fake one?
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Tired of having your hand-launches going to pot in two seconds flat? Maybe these tips will help.
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Takeoffs getting you down? Here are some tips for getting that flight off to a great start.
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There are four forces that conspire against you to add right rudder control input to your model airplane. Learn what they are.
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President Obama has just signed into law the FAA UAV legislation recently passed by Congress. Small UAVs, weighing less than 55 pounds, will be cleared to fly in the United States airspace by mid 2014. Although still over two years away, this is great news.
A whirlwind tour of how airplanes work. An amazing amount of information, with hardly any equations at all.
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Warning: gorgeous airplane up ahead. Uncontrollable drooling may be unavoidable.
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Ready for a trip down memory lane? Here’s a great collection of videos, pictures, and articles of early model airplanes and radio control systems.
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For five years now I have worked full-time in the UAV and model airplane industries. Let me explain what is going on and why.
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Ready to get serious about becoming a better park pilot? Here’s a fantastic book to help you.
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