Below are articles featured in both the print and online edition of Model Aviation. Select an article to read more.
Collecting Battle of Britain Movie Memorabilia
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Some Items That Might Interest Fans of the Film By Jay Smith | [email protected] | Photos by Jay Smith As seen in the July 2023 issue of Model Aviation. I’ve always been fascinated with the
When Model Airplanes First Went to War
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These forerunners of modern RPVs helped train WW II gunnery crews to shoot down enemy aircraft By Hugh Maxwell As seen in the July 1992 Model Aviation. The Army called them OQs. The Navy called them
Making Dummy Engines
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Around The Patch By Thayer Syme | [email protected] As seen in the July 2023 issue of Model Aviation. APPARENTLY, Gordon Johnson’s Velie Monocoupe that was featured in the lead photo of my
Contests, Contests, and More Contests This Flying Season!
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Control Line Aerobatics By Joe Daly | [email protected] As seen in the July 2023 issue of Model Aviation. Bob McDonald, pictured with his Aquila, is a perennial VSC competitor. He often brings self
The Model Aircraft of Battle of Britain
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The story of how RC models ended up in the movie By Jay Smith [email protected] Photos courtesy of Dave Platt As seen in the July 2023 issue of Model Aviation. If you were not aware that the
Airplanes of The Aviator
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The Hughes H-1 by Walt Nowotny All photos courtesy of Miramax Film Corp., Aero Telemetry, and Joseph Bok. As seen in the July 2005 issue of Model Aviation. AS FILMING BEGAN on Martin Scorsese’s
Bringing the Joy of FPV to Hospitalized Children
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The Deal With Drones By Susan Smith | [email protected] As seen in the June 2023 issue of Model Aviation. WHEN YOU MEET drone pilots, you hear incredible stories about how FPV flying has
Repairing Foam Hinges
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Get back in the air quickly By Terry Dunn [email protected] | Photos by the author As seen in the June 2023 issue of Model Aviation. Molded foam RC airplanes often use what is called a "live"
Aeromodeling Workshop Safety
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By Donald Brooks; photos by the author As seen in the February 2006 issue of Model Aviation “Stuff happens,” my pessimistic friend argued. “You just cannot prevent all accidents. [The concept of] zero
Keeping Track of Your FF Model
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Free Flight Duration By Louis Joyner | [email protected] BY DEFINITION, Free Flight (FF) models fly without any direct control from someone on the ground. The flight pattern is preprogrammed
