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Aircraft Modeling News Archive #2
Model Airplane News / Model Helicopter News / Model Rocket News

 

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Airplanes and Rockets - Martian AirplaneScientists Develop a Martian Airplane

Airplanes and Rockets - Ig Nogle prize for whale breathalyzer R/C helicopterLondon-based scientist's use of a R/C helicopter to get breath samples from whales has led to her being awarded an "Ig Nobel" Prize

Doubling Lithium-Ion Battery Storage

Errant Navy Drone Near D.C. Almost Met by Fighter Jets

Airplanes and Rockets - World's Fastest HelicopterThe Fastest Helicopter on Earth

Airplanes and Rockets - New Capabilities Propel Unmanned Aircraft SystemsNew Capabilities Propel Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Thermal-G R/C Club Summer 2010 Fly-In, Erie, PA

Airplanes and Rockets - Terry S.'s Proctor Antic ParasolWebsite visitor Terry S. sent a photo of his beautiful Proctor Antic Parasol!

Airplanes and Rockets - Graham Mobley Showing Off His SparkyGraham Mobley sent photos of his 150% scale, electrified Sparky!

If You Fly Free Flight, You Have to Visit the Volar Libremente (Fly Freely) Website!

"Making Sonotube Beautiful" - Amateur Astronomers Using Monokote on Telescope Tubes

Graphene Batteries Said to Recharge in 10 Minutes

Doubling Lithium-Ion Battery Storage

South Mountain Plantation - Choose-and-Cut Christmas Tree Farm, Hagerstown / Boonsboro

Airplanes and Rockets - Electric-Powered Solar Impulse sets out on historic flightSolar Plane Sets Out on Historic Flight

Airplanes and Rockets - EADS 4-engine electric-powered aerobatic airplaneEADS Unveils Four-Engine Electric Aerobatic Plane


Airplanes and Rockets - Raven Attacks an R/C Model in FlightWatch this amazing video of a raven attacking an R/C model in flight!

Airplanes and Rockets - Futaba XFC, June 11-13, 2010Don't miss the Futaba Extreme Flight Championships, June 11-13, 2010

Liquid Metal Batteries Could Lead to Power Storage Breakthrough

American Modeler & American Aircraft Modeler Archive Recently Updated with New Editions

Airplanes and Rockets - Littler Traveler II being prepared for record-breaking flight for St. Jude Children's HospitalUpdate: Little Traveler II Record-Breaking Fundraiser Flight for St. Jude Children's Hospital - 2010

Airplanes and Rockets - Copenhagen Suborbitals manned space capsuleCopenhagen Suborbitals' is working towards launching a human being into space based entirely on sponsors and volunteers - videos
Airplanes and Rockets - UAVs Conquer The SkiesUAVs Conquer The Skies - feature story in Electronic Design magazine

Significant Step Toward Lightweight Batteries w/Li-Air - 3x Energy Density

Airplanes and Rockets - Please visit the GRAMS website!The Greensboro Radio Aeromodelers (GRAMS) Invite You to Check Out Their Fine Website

New Charging Method Could Slash Battery Recharge Times (apply AC - very interesting)
From NACA To NASA: 95 Years of Innovation in Flight
The Present and Future of Unmanned Drone Aircraft: An Illustrated Field Guide
Airplanes and Rockets - 8-Pack of Crayon RocketsCheck Out an Crayola 8-Pack of Crayon Look-Alike Colored Rockets!
Airplanes and Rockets - Gadget Freak Case #158: PIC Chip Boosts Four Rockets SkywardHow About a 2-Stage Rocket with 4 2nd Stages...and a Microcontroller. Think MIRV.
Electric Planes Could Transform How We Fly
Listen to RC Radio Network (rcradionetwork.com)
Flying Outhouse from April 1974 American Aircraft Modeler
Designing a Ducted Fan - February 1971 American Aircraft Modeler
See the Vintage MRC Radio Ad
Airplanes and Rockets - Sam's Stuff & HobbiesIf you are a C/L aficionado, you will appreciate Sam's Stuff & Hobbies. Lots of hard-to-find kits
See Where the Lithium for Your LiPo Batteries Comes From
Airplanes and Rockets - AeroVironment Wins $23.9M Order for Army and Marine Corps Digital Raven SystemsAeroVironment Wins $23.9M Order for Army and Marine Corps Digital Raven Systems
Did you know that Barry Goldwater was an avid aircraft modeler?
Airplanes and Rockets - CW Action Hobbies in Jamestown, NYWhat a Great Hobby Shop! Action Hobbies, in Jamestown, NY
Maxwell's Hobby Shop (Erie, PA) YouTube Video
Airplanes and Rockets - 1971 American Aircraft Modeler1971 American Aircraft Modeler Added to Scanable List
ClustrMaps archive for Dec 2008 - Dec 2009
Airplanes and Rockets - "Flying Models" Magazine's "We Will Remember..." EmblemThanks to Flying Models for Still Including the "We Will Remember..." Emblem on the Cover Each Month!
Airplanes and Rockets - Charles Schulz's comics in The Saturday Evening PostIf You Are a Peanuts Fan, You Might Enjoy This Collection of Comics from The Saturday Evening Post
Airplanes and Rockets - R/C helicopter article from the IEEETake a Whirlybird Out for a Holiday Whirl
AIrplanes and Rockets - Flight of Fancy: MIT Autonomous Mini-Helicopter Solves One Tough Challenge
Airplanes and Rockets - WWII dive bomber pulled from Lake MichiganWWII SBD Dauntless Pulled from Lake Michigan
Airplanes and Rockets - Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell Unmanned Air Vehicle Sets 26-Hour Flight Endurance RecordHydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell Unmanned Air Vehicle Sets 26-Hour Flight Endurance Record
Airplanes and Rockets - Larry Kruse gives an honorable mention to Airplanes and Rockets in the December 2009 edition of Flying ModelsThanks to Larry Kruse for honorable mention of Airplanes and Rockets in the December 2009 edition of Flying Models!
Airplanes and Rockets - Solar Impulse Round-the-World FlightTest Begin Soon for Solar Impulse Round-the-World Flight
Airplanes and Rockets - Jim Wander's Guillows PBY-5a CatalinaSee Jim Wander's Beautiful Open-Frame Guillows PBY-5a Catalina Model
Check Out the Model Flying New Zealand (MFNZ) Website!
Vintage "Grid Leaks" Early R/C Experimenters' Magazine Archive (PDF - thanks Barry L.)
Airplanes and Rockets - New Unmanned Chopper Sniffs Out IEDsNew Unmanned Chopper Sniffs Out IEDs
Airplanes and Rockets: Hobie Hawk websiteRemember the Hobie Hawk Sailplane?
High-Energy Batteries Coming to Market - Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries Store 3x Energy of Li-Po
Airplanes and Rockets - World's smallest model train layoutWorld's Smallest Model Train Layout - Z Scale
Airplanes and Rockets - Reusable rocket plane soars in test flight Reusable Rocket Plane Soars in Test Flight
Airplanes and Rockets - Beautiful Concept Airship Looks 85 Years into the FutureBeautiful Concept Airship Looks 85 Years into the Future
Model Aircraft Covering Weight Comparison
NIB DynaJet Sold on eBay for $406.11
Hydrogen-Powered Military Aircraft Achieves Record
Airplanes and Rockets - Model rocket fueled by toffeeRockets Can Run on Toffee, Engineer Demonstrates
Airplanes and Rockets - ElectraFlyer-XWho's Killing the Electric Plane? FAA Hampering Progress
Model Aircraft Hobby Shops & Flying Sites in Erie, Pennsylvania
Airplanes and Rockets - Little Traveler St. Jude FundraiserLittle Traveler Fundraiser Flight for St. Jude Children's Hospital
Sunward Aerospace Group - Model Rocket Manufacturer - Listing Added
Airplanes and Rockets - Winged Shadow Systems' How High Altimeter Teardown ReportWinged Shadow Systems' How High™ Electronic Altimeter Teardown Report
Airplanes and Rockets - Watch videoHero Pilot, 70, Averted Air Show Disaster after Co-Pilot Hit Throttle of Giant Bomber by Mistake - Watch Video
Airplanes and Rockets - Chez AreoplaneFor the Obsessive Compulsive Nature in You - Live in a Commercial Jet
Airplanes and Rockets - Micro Flying Robots Can Fly More Effectively Than FliesMicro Flying Robots Can Fly More Effectively Than Flies
Airplanes and Rockets - Fuel Cell Powered Unmanned Aerial System Achieves Flight Endurance MilestoneFuel Cell Powered Unmanned Aerial System Achieves Flight Endurance Milestone
The Jetex Engine Webpage is Finally Ready
Airplanes and Rockets - Cardboard CondorWatch these videos of the amazing Cardboard condor!
Airplanes and Rockets - Check out the Jetex.org website - includes the new Rapier motorsRemember Jetex Motors? Check Out Jetex.org
Airplanes and Rockets - Eye-Bot spy vehicle attaches itself to ceilingEye-Bot Lands on the Ceiling, Surveils Area Remotely
Poems of Flight
Sony Develops New High Power Li-Ion Battery, 4x Energy Density & Rapid Charge
Man Crippled by Model Helicopter Plans Civil Suit
Airplanes and Rockets - iPhone Used to Control RC HelicopterWatch an iPhone Control a Micro Aero Vehicle
Airplanes and Rockets - Gravity PlaneThe Gravity Plane Uses a Combination of Helium and Compressed Air to Fly Long Distances
Airplanes and Rockets - Green Flight ChallengeGreen Flight Challenge Goes Live!
Airplanes and Rockets - Pilot View FPV 2400 Video TransmitterFCC Issues Part 15 Citation to Hobby Lobby for the Pilot View FPV 2400 Video Transmitter
Transfer Printwood Templates to Your Balsa Using Avery Label Sheets
Airplanes and Rockets - AirBorne Models' Bard w/80" wingspanAirBorne Models has a few really nice-looking slope ARF soaring gliders (could be thermalled) at reasonable prices. They also have powered models.
Airplanes and Rockets - Electric-Powered C/L AerobaticsNew Page on Electric Control Line Flight
Airplanes and Rockets - Tiny DARPA Aircraft Can Fly by Flapping Its WingsTiny DARPA Aircraft Can Fly by Flapping Its Wings
Airplanes and Rockets - Horten 229Nazi Stealth Jet Could Have Won War for Hitler - the Horten 229
Modeling Tips & Tricks - A new feature of Airplanes and Rockets
Operations / Service Manual for DP-03 CO2 motor now available.
Airplanes and Rockets - Giant Solar Plane Will Stay Aloft for Five Years StraightGiant Solar Plane Will Stay Aloft for Five Years Straight - Popular Science
Airplanes and Rockets - Clive Gamble's Free Flight Sopwith Camel with 4.5" Hook-to-Peg DistanceSee a video of Clive Gamble's Sopwith Camel in flight. Its unique feature is a 4.5" hook-to-peg distance for the rubber motor.
Airplanes and Rockets - Rrecord-Setting Fuel-Cell-Powered R/C AirplaneStudents, Engineers Set Record Fuel-Cell-Powered, R/C Airplane Flight
Airplanes and Rockets - Research Could Cut Aircraft Development Costs, Improve SafetyR/C Models Used for Full-Scale Aircraft Development
Here are a couple great videos of DynaJet engines - one a tutorial, the other on an R/C Long EZ
Paul D.'s Electric SparkyPaul D.'s Electric Sparky Flight Photos
Airplanes and Rockets - Kim's Winder all painted and ready to fly!Winder Update - Paint's On
Aerosente Glider Workshop  - Nice!
Cox Engine Parts - $750M Inventory Discovered
Bob's Aircraft Documentation - over 8,200 different color Foto Paaks
National Association of Scale Aeromodelers' (NASA) website - the official AMA SIG pertaining to scale aeromodeling
Wings That Waggle Could Cut Aircraft Emissions by 20%
AMA Response to ARC Recommendations
Airplanes and Rockets - Enstrom fuselage painted & installed on Tri-Star frameEnstrom Fuselage Painted & Installed on DuBro Tri-Star Frame
Brazil, Croatia, Japan Win Paper-Airplane Championships
ModelExpo Hobby Products - Some Unique Products
Airplanes and Rockets: World's Largets Model Rocket - Saturn VWorld's Largest Model Rocket to Lift Off Saturday
Coating Plane Wings in Feathers Could Reduce Drag