Features

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

2023 FAI World Championships For Pylon Racing Model Aircraft

A Recap of This Year’s Event By Paul Gibeault pgibeault@shaw.ca | Photos courtesy of the author As seen in the November 2023 issue of Model Aviation. Since airplanes have existed, competitions have

From the ground up, this RC sport design helps beginners go micro By Bob Aberle As seen in the May 2010 issue of Model Aviation. In 2003 and 2004, I authored 10 installments of the 31-part “From the

Free Flight Scale By Tom Hallman | maxfliart@hallmanstudio.com As seen in the November 2023 issue of Model Aviation. AFTER A FULL YEAR of flying Scale towline and hi-start gliders, I’m pleased to

Control Line Scale By Fred Cronenwett | clscale7@gmail.com As seen in the November 2023 issue of Model Aviation. THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY of the first AMA Nats was a great celebration of Control Line (CL

By Lawrence E Klingberg Jr. As seen in the May 2000 issue of Model Aviation. After I built a couple of Sig Kadet Seniors, I noticed that the basic design was very close to many of the cabin-type

Building a FF Peanut Scale Model From the Past

Micro-Flying By Joe Malinchak | joemal@echoes.net As seen in the November 2023 issue of Model Aviation. A FEW FRIENDS of mine mentioned that they were going to the 2023 Flying Aces Club (FAC) Non-Nats

Stunt History: The Story of Model Aircraft Control Line Precision Aerobatics

New Products That Are Worth a Closer Look By Bob Hunt As seen in the November 2023 issue of Model Aviation. AD•JEC•TIVE: A WORD OR PHRASE NAMING AN ATTRIBUTE … FORMER MODEL AVIATION Aeromodeling

THE SKY’S THE LIMIT By Ron Gaynor Ronald.gaynor@gmail.com Photos courtesy of the author During the 2021 Nall in the Fall fly-in in Woodruff, South Carolina, a dialogue ensued between TJ Klise

By Rob Kurek rkurek@modelaircraft.org Photos by Matt Ruddick One hundred years ago, a handful of model aviation enthusiasts gathered for an event in St. Louis in what would become known as the

Merely having fun can make one a legend By Jim Buxton As seen in the January 2011 issue of Model Aviation. Ron Wittman (L) stands in front of the Tustin Blimp Hangar with the author, who holds the