Features

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

Making Specialty Fasteners

Make the hardware you need at home By Terry Dunn | terrydunn74@gmail.com Photos by author As seen in the April 2023 issue of Model Aviation. Choosing the right fasteners can have a huge impact on the

Strong, lightweight ribs that are beautiful and functional By Scott Copeland | scottcopeland@sbcglobal.net Photos courtesy of the author As seen in the April 2023 issue of Model Aviation. Light enough

By Rachelle Haughn and NatsNews authors Photos as noted As seen in the November 2022 issue of Model Aviation. Wally Farrell launches his scale aircraft while competing at the FF Nats. Photo by Don

RC Jets By Jim Hiller | jetmodeler@earthlink.net As seen in the March 2023 issue of Model Aviation. HAVE YOU PERFORMED an annual inspection yet on your frequently flown models? It’s amazing the things

RC Scale By Stan Alexander | onawing4602@att.net As seen in the March 2023 issue of Model Aviation. IT’S SPRINGTIME ALREADY! At about this time, I usually start looking at items that can cause a

Back to the salt mines By David Lindley | nffspresident@freeflight.org Photos courtesy of John Kagan, Michael Rose, and the author As seen in the March 2023 issue of Model Aviation. After the COVID

Experiences with an Android-based radio By Greg Gimlick | maelectrics@gimlick.com Photos by the author As seen in the March 2023 issue of Model Aviation. [Editor’s Note: As we were going to press, an

Golden Age racing via flat foam By Larry Kruse Photos by Harold Anderson and Larry Kruse As seen in the March 2023 issue of Model Aviation. Editor’s note: On August 2, 2021, AMA lost one of its

Control Line Combat By Mark Rudner | mark.s.rudner@gmail.com As seen in the March 2023 issue of Model Aviation. SPRING IS HERE for readers, but at the time of this writing, it’s early December 2022

Free Flight Scale By Tom Hallman | maxflairt@hallmanstudio.com As seen in the March 2023 issue of Model Aviation. WHEN I FIRST started flying rubber-powered Free Flight (FF) in 1987, I had no idea