Archive for October, 2009
Posted on October 29, 2009 by aaronredbaron
Scotty Bouck is way ahead of me as we both go our own way with the design contest going on over at the Indoor and Micro section of RCGroups. While my ideas are still evolving on paper and in my…
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Posted on October 28, 2009 by aaronredbaron
Keith Morris has only been flying RC Helis for a little over a year, and in that time he has learned tremendously fast. Keith recently started painting canopies for himself, and it wasn’t long before everyone was asking for one.…
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Posted on October 27, 2009 by aaronredbaron
When I was in High School I volunteered as a tour guide at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon. At the time the museum had recently acquired Howard Hughes’ famous flying boat, the world’s largest aircraft, the H-4 Hughes…
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Posted on October 26, 2009 by aaronredbaron
Scotty Bouck and I sat down today and discussed ideas for the living room flyer (LRF) design contest going on over at RCGroups. Click here to see my first article about this design contest. We went…
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Posted on October 23, 2009 by aaronredbaron
Its hard to believe I have been working on this website for over a year, and this is only my second installment in my biography. If you haven’t read the first part, click here…
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Posted on October 22, 2009 by aaronredbaron
With all of the fancy technology available today in the hobby of RC flying, one might assume the fastest models flying are turbine jets, pylon racers, or something with a motor on it, but that is not the case. Only…
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Posted on October 21, 2009 by aaronredbaron
While the topic of today’s article may well be out of reach for the average hobbyist for many years, the potential is exhilarating! Recent advancements in Lithium battery technology have opened up possibilities for electric flight. No longer are electric…
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Posted on October 20, 2009 by aaronredbaron
Its only due to advancements in technology in the last few years that modelers have gained the ability to fly model airplanes inside a normal sized living room. As early as 2001 micro receivers using proportional magnetic actuators became available, allowing people…
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Posted on October 19, 2009 by aaronredbaron
Flying a model by radio control (RC) is hobby which began in the middle of the 20th century and made a slow but steady climb in popularity until the end of the century. Despite the widespread availability of quality hobby…
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Posted on October 16, 2009 by aaronredbaron
Thunder Tiger has one of the most flexible 450 designs on the market, and their latest upgrade for the Mini Titan has the potential to unleash the beast within. Thunder Tiger already has two great looking scale options for the…
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Posted on October 10, 2009 by aaronredbaron
Parkzone has had micro warbird fans on their toes since the announcement of the new Ultra-Micro P-51D Mustang. With the lineup of Ultra-Micro airplanes from Parkzone (Cessna, Citabria, Ember, Vapor, and Sukhoi) already proving exceptionally popular, the choice for their…
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Posted on October 5, 2009 by aaronredbaron
In the last two articles we introduced you to the Align T-Rex 450 Pro Super Combo, and built the helicopter. (click here to see the intro, click here to see the build) The build went very…
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