Part Three of this 4-part building series covers doing all the final touches, mounting the flying surfaces, installing some control systems and getting everything ready for the final finish covering. It is all starting to come together now. It will not be long before the LT_40 Kadet is airborne.
The AT-6 Texan has always been a great first scale warbird. The World Models now offers the smaller electric pilot a chance at real warbird performance and maneuverability in a fast, easy to assemble ARF model. Even the retractable landing gear is pre-mounted. Bring a picnic lunch and join us in the park for some warbird fun.
Being a fan of biplanes and having had a Tiger Moth as my first electric RC airplane several years ago, I was thrilled to see the new ElectriFly Tiger Moth press release. After seeing one picture of this little gem with its scale details, I knew I had to have one.
Movies Added! Here is another entertaining “crash” video from Propwash Video that is exciting and fun to watch all the while being very educational. Learn what not, and what, to do from the experiences of other pilots. Grab the popcorn and your notebook. 7 short video clips with author comments are in this one.
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.
Ready for some inexpensive, outside-your-house type flying? Try ElectriFly’s FlyLite. The FlyLite can be flown indoor in the larger than a gym venues and can handle moderate winds outdoors as well. This simple to fly Park Pilot type airplane can also be used to self-learn RC flying in a larger outdoor area.
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.
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.
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.
Part Two of the four part series details assembling the fuselage, finishing the bolt-on wing mount system and building the tail feathers. The LT-40 Kadet is now framed out and ready fro hardware.
