Model Aviation magazine
- Build the B.E.2c September 15, 2023Construct Your Own World War I Fighter By Pat Tritle patscustommodels@gmail.com Photos by the author DOWNLOAD FREE PLANS HERE! Full Plans BE-2C 1 BE-2C 2 BE-2C 3 Tiled Plans BE-2C 1 Tiled BE-2C 2 Tiled BE-2C 3 Tiled Specifications Wingspan: 50 inches Length overall: 39 inches Wing area: 725 sq. in. Flying […]hunters
- Build the P-38 Park Flyer September 15, 2023Add this popular twin-engine model to your hangar By Derek Micko derekmicko3@hotmail.com Photos by the author 01. The side profile shows the nose art and 3D-printed wheels. The P-38 Lightning is one of the most recognizable aircraft from World War II. It differed from other twin-engine aircraft, because it featured a twin-boom design with […]hunters
- JU-87 Stuka June 16, 2023A build inspired by Battle of Britain By Derek Micko derekmicko3@hotmail.com Photos by the author 01. The Stuka is on the tarmac. "Tally-ho, Velvet leader, down there on the left … Stukas!" This line of dialogue starts an amazing aerial scene in the movie Battle of Britain. It recreates a squadron of Spitfires […]hunters
- Build the Hurricane June 16, 2023Construct your own Battle of Britain-era model By Pat Tritle patscustommodels@gmail.com Photos by the author 01. The camouflage was airbrushed using Tamiya acrylics, and vinyl graphics were added. The completed model is shown on the flightline, ready for its first mission. Order Plans from AMA Plans Service […]hunters
- Larry Kruse's Super Cub May 16, 2023A simple foam flyer for indoors or out By Larry Kruse Photos by Larry Kruse DOWNLOAD FREE PLANS! Click here for Full Plans - Tiled Plan OR Buy Full Plans from the AMA Plans Service! https://plans.modelaircraft.org/product/super-cub/ 01. Even in light wind, this model is a stable platform. It was popular with pilots in the […]hunters
- 2022 F1D World Championship February 27, 20232022 F1D World Championship Back to the salt mines By David Lindley | nffspresident@freeflight.org Photos courtesy of John Kagan, Michael Rose, and the author As seen in the March 2023 issue of Model Aviation. After the COVID pandemic caused the cancelation of the 2020 FAI World Championship cycle for F1D, we were all pretty excited […]IT
- Spektrum iX14 Transmitter February 21, 2023Spektrum iX14 Transmitter Experiences with an Android-based radio By Greg Gimlick | maelectrics@gimlick.com Photos by the author As seen in the March 2023 issue of Model Aviation. [Editor’s Note: As we were going to press, an update for the iX14 was released that resolved the minor issues mentioned in the review.] SPEKTRUM HAS BEEN designing and […]IT
- Larry Kruse’s May Bee February 21, 2023Larry Kruse’s May Bee Golden Age racing via flat foam By Larry Kruse Photos by Harold Anderson and Larry Kruse As seen in the March 2023 issue of Model Aviation. Editor’s note: On August 2, 2021, AMA lost one of its frequent contributors to Park Pilot and Model Aviation magazines, Larry Kruse. We were recently asked […]IT
- 2022 F2D Money Nats February 21, 20232022 F2D Money Nats Control Line Combat By Mark Rudner | mark.s.rudner@gmail.com As seen in the March 2023 issue of Model Aviation. SPRING IS HERE for readers, but at the time of this writing, it’s early December 2022 and the 2022 Control Line (CL) Combat season is drawing to a close. For those who are keeping […]IT
- Getting Off the Ground February 21, 2023Getting Off the Ground Free Flight Scale By Tom Hallman | maxflairt@hallmanstudio.com As seen in the March 2023 issue of Model Aviation. WHEN I FIRST started flying rubber-powered Free Flight (FF) in 1987, I had no idea about rubber and propeller combinations for various-size models. I relied on what the plans suggested, along with articles in […]IT