Model Airplane News – September 2019

CONTENTS

Volume 147

Number 9

September 2019

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Top Gun Scale Invitational

31 years of scale excellence

By the Model Airplane News c rew

VQ Warbirds Tiger Moth

Th is little bird is a ball to fl y!

By Frank Tiano

E-fl ite/Horizon Hobby

F-16 Th underbirds 70mm EDF

Aff ordable airshow performance in a fantastic color scheme

By Andrew Griffi th

FMS Ranger PNP

A midsize all-purpose trainer with sport performance

By Gerry Yarrish

E-fl ite/Horizon Hobby Viper70mm EDF Jet

A great starting point for electric performance jets

By Rich Uravitch

FEATURES

06 Prefl ight

08 Pilot Projects

10 Tips & Tricks

64 Aerobatics Made Easy

66 Final Approach

DEPARTMENTS

ON THE COVER

Peter Goldsmith won the “Mr. Top Gun” title with

his impressive BAE Hawk from the Tomahawk

Aviation kit. You don’t want to miss our special

25-page, in-depth coverage of this year’s event!

Photos by David Hart

ON THIS PAGE

Our Top Gun coverage showcases planes like Best

Civilian winner Steve Th omas’s WACO