Category archives for: Airplane Kits

E-flite Advance 25e

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The E-flite Advance 25e is designed to help newer pilots transition from a high-wing trainer aircraft to a more advanced low-wing aircraft with a broader flight envelope.

Thunder Tiger YAK 54 3D ARF REVIEW

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Thunder Tiger YAK 54 3D ARF REVIEW [No. 4349-K20-03 Red/White/Black/Silver] By: Barry Yarkon About the author: A member/webmaster of the Rockland County Radio Control Club (RCRCC) and the Hudson Valley Radio Control Club (HVRCC), both in New York, Barry Yarkon is a previous contributor to Sport Aviator. Can a relative newcomer successfully step up to [...]

Mentor-G Basic Trainer ARF

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The Mentor-G by Maxford USA has to be one of the best all-round Basic Trainers available. It might just also be the best airplane to introduce RC flying to the public. Its slow flight is excellent, its initial and operating costs are low while it can be exciting to fly if pushed. Join us as Sport Aviator tests a very unique Basic Trainer.

Flyzone’s RTF Switch Trainer EP

Flyzone's RTF Switch Trainer EP

Two airplanes in one RTF teach the pilot to fly and then moves on to aerobatics with a few minutes of wing remounting. The FlyZone Switch is a new concept and performs well. Join radio host Ralph Squillace as he teats both Switch versions and opens the RC world to his Dad.

Great Planes’ ElectriFly CIRRUS SR22 TURBO EP ARF

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The Cirrus R22 series of composite aircraft are a massive improvement over the older aluminum private airplanes. Sleek in design and vastly overpowered, they have taken control of the new private airplane market place. Now Great Planes has introduced a fiberglass replica that is electric powered and performs better than the original. Join world-renown model builder Bob Noll and enjoy exploring this amazing airplane.

E-flite’s Alpha 450 Sport Electric Powered Park Friendly Trainer

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Movies Added! Hangar 9′ successful Alpha glow-powered Basic Trainer series has been teaching new RC pilots how to get into the air for almost a decade. The new E-flite Alpha 450 Sport looks and flies as well and as easily as its big brothers but is electric powered and the right size for Park Pilot flying. Walk on the small side and try out this new airplane in the Park Pilot Section.

Great Planes Cherokee ARF? Review

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Long a favorite of private pilots everywhere, the Piper Cherokee series has not always been available as a model. Great Planes has changed that with its new Cherokee ARF. This sport airplane has amazing vertical and aerobatic performance on just a 46-size engine. Walk On The Flight Line, climb in and learn about this surprising sport airplane as we try a few tricks and aerobatics.

Hangar 9 Pulse 125 XT ARF

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Movies Added!Here is a truly striking looking large airplane (76 –in. span) that performs like a master aerobatic airplane. But, its slow speed, polite manners and powerful engine remove all the stress from even the most advanced maneuvers. Yet this airplane is so easy to fly that it is probably one of the best second airplanes ever designed. Walk the Flight Line and look inside this airplane in great detail.

Hangar 9 New P-51D Mustang ARF

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Movies Added!Remove the training wheels from the Hangar 9 Mustang PTS and this is what you get. Add flaps and retractable landing gear and this scale fighter becomes a classic performer. Descended from a trainer, this advanced aircraft is exciting and suitable for those pilots with a few airplanes already in their logbooks. Grab a `chute, climb in the cockpit and roar off the Flight Line for some special times.

Hangar 9 Pulse 125 XT ARF

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Here is a truly striking looking large airplane (76 –in. span) that performs like a master aerobatic airplane. But, its slow speed, polite manners and powerful engine remove all the stress from even the most advanced maneuvers. Yet this airplane is so easy to fly that it is probably one of the best second airplanes ever designed. Walk the Flight Line and look inside this airplane in great detail.

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