Features

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

The Designs of Red Reinhardt

This design pioneer’s models were years ahead of their time By Dick Sarpolus As seen in the June 2001 issue of Model Aviation. Each hobby and sport has its heroes—those few who stand out from the rest

What’s Going on in Your Shop This Winter?

RC Scale By Stan Alexander | onawing4602@att.net As seen in the January 2024 issue of Model Aviation. IT’S TIME to start thinking about what’s going on in the shop this winter! Bring in parts for that

By Ruth Chin As seen in the May 1998 issue of Model Aviation. Editor’s note: The October 1997 issue contained “ You’re Never Too Old … ” by Muncie photojournalist Ruth Chin, who was attempting her

Traveling By Airline to the Indoor FF Nats

Indoor Free Flight By Don Slusarczyk | don@slusarczyk.com As seen in the January 2024 issue of Model Aviation. IT HAS BEEN 34 YEARS since my last trip to the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. I was only

Control Line Aerobatics By Joe Daly | stunt38060@gmail.com As seen in the January 2024 issue of Model Aviation. EVERY SUMMER, aeromodeling enthusiasts embark on a journey to Muncie, Indiana

Advanced Flight Technologies By Patrick Sherman | lucidity@roswellflighttestcrew.com As seen in the January 2024 issue of Model Aviation. IN CASE YOU NEED ANY MORE EVIDENCE that drones—and remote

Improvements highlight plans as world’s biggest model airplane meet returns to Louisiana As seen in the June 1978 issue of Model Aviation. Those who attended the ’74 and ’75 National Model Airplane

By Chad Budreau, Executive Director | chadb@modelaircraft.org As seen in the December 2023 issue of Model Aviation. When it comes to clubs, recent discussions have centered around securing our club

By Jackie Shalberg, National Model Aviation Museum archivist and historian | jackies@modelaircraft.org As seen in the November 2021 issue of Model Aviation. Find out more at www.modelaircraft.org

An impressive, fixed-pitch helicopter By Greg Gimlick | maelectrics@gimlick.com As seen in the December 2023 issue of Model Aviation. I REALLY ENJOY my smaller helicopters, but in the spirit of full