Features

Below are articles featured in both the print and online edition of Model Aviation. Select an article to read more.

Nats 2011

Written by Model Aviation and NatsNews staff As featured on page 18 in the November 2011 issue. Read an abridged summary from the article. THE FIRST National Aeromodeling Championships, or Nats as it

Written by Louis Joyner As featured on page 125 in the November 2011 issue. MATERIAL CHANGES: For at least 80 years, balsa has been the material of choice for hand-launch gliders. But, just as the

Written by Rachelle Haughn ModelAviation.com online exclusive photos As featured on page 50 in the November 2011 issue. “IT REMINDED ME of the last time I put my football helmet on. “You might get a

Written by Model Aviation staff As featured on page 42 in the November 2011 issue. Read an abridged summary from the article. AMA’s 75th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, held July 14-17, was a successful

Written by Ron Warner, CRCC member As featured on page 9 in the October 2011 issue.At Cobb County Radio Controlled Modelers (CCRC) in Acworth, Georgia, the flightline safety fence was a deteriorating

Written by Model Aviation staff. ModelAviation.com online exclusive feature. Model Aviation will be debuting a new look in early 2012. Pictured are MA editor Jay Smith and assistant editor Jennifer

Written by Mark Fadely Find the entire article on page 107 in the October 2011 issue. Read an abridged summary from the article. Pilots are continually learning new maneuvers while perfecting the ones

Written by Model Aviation staff. Photos by Liz Helms. ModelAviation.com online exclusive feature. Team Trials for the Control Line Aerobatics 2012 World Championships team took place at AMA’s

Written by Model Aviation staff. ModelAviation.com online exclusive feature. The Indiana Warbird Campaign and the Hoosier Dawn Patrol took to the skies Labor Day weekend 2011 at the Academy of Model

Written by Andrew Griffith An overview of all things rotor-related As seen in the October 2011 issue of Model Aviation. Helicopter terminology CP: collective pitch. FP: fixed pitch. CCPM: cyclic