Model Airplane News – August 2019

AUGUST 2019 41 ON THE FLIGHTLINE Some great examples of this were seen in models like Tim Len’s gorgeous A-4 Skyhawk, Ralph Espo ...

42 ModelAirplaneNews.com of accomplished and recognized fliers who use the Elite Aerosports “Havoc” as their jet model of choice ...

AUGUST 2019 43 SPECIAL AWARDS AWARD SPONSOR AIRCRAFT/WINNER Best Scale Jet Elite Aerosports CARF-Models Su-27/Frank Westerholt B ...

LET’S TALK RC STARTING A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE STATE OF THE HOBBY BY THE Model AirplAne news CREW Over the past several years, ...

AUGUST 2019 45 CRAIG TRACHTEN, OWNER, HOBBYTOWN USA Tell us about yourself and how long you’ve been involved with RC airplanes. ...

46 ModelAirplaneNews.com LET'S TALK RC Tell us about yourself and how long you’ve been involved with RC airplanes. I’ve been in ...

AUGUST 2019 47 BRIAN BYCHOWSKI, SALES/ MARKETING DIRECTOR, DU-BRO PRODUCTS Tell us about yourself and how long you’ve been invol ...

48 ModelAirplaneNews.com Tell us about yourself and how long you’ve been involved with RC airplanes. I’ve been involved with RC ...

AUGUST 2019 49 JIM RYAN, CONTRIBUTOR, MODEL AIRPLANE NEWS Tell us about yourself and how long you’ve been involved with RC airpl ...

50 ModelAirplaneNews.com M y Aeronca Champ is 1/10 scale and has a 42 1/2-inch wingspan, making for a nice, compact 4-channel RC ...

AUGUST 2019 51 BUILDING THE CHAMP The Champ is not difficult to build, so no step-by-step assembly talk is needed. Rather, I’ll ...

52 ModelAirplaneNews.com CONSTRUCTION AERONCA 7AC CHAMP FUSELAGE Th e fuselage construction begins with assembling the left- and ...

AUGUST 2019 53 COVERING THE CHAMP Before covering, do a final fine sanding to remove any lingering rough spots, then cover the m ...

54 ModelAirplaneNews.com FINAL ASSEMBLY With all the covering in place, paint the cowl and struts to match, and add any desired ...

AUGUST 2019 55 FLYING THE CHAMP In spite of its relatively small size, the Champ is a good solid and steady flier. Control respo ...

SP097P R-4360: PRATT & WHITNEY’S MAJOR MIRACLE White 608 pgs, SC ........... $79.95 SP123P GUNSHIPS: The Story of Spooky, Sh ...

TUPOLEV TU-95 & TU-142: Famous Russian Aircraft Komissarov & Gordon This revised and expanded edition charts the develop ...

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58 ModelAirplaneNews.com LAYING THE GROUNDWORK All good pilots control where the airplane is going instead of letting it go wher ...