Kits

Poised and waiting for the first flight! Santa came two weeks early to Orkney – we are after all under the direct reindeer flight path from Iceland to Shetland to Edinburgh to Paris – so perhaps that was no surprise. A big box arrived from Inwoods and inside was an ARTF model. There could only…

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The packaging was good and delivery took just 10 days from the USA There has been a serious gap in the model glider kit market for real balsa bashers but thankfully Aerosphere in the USA bought the rights to produce a whole range of classic model aircraft that were once manufactured by Dream Catcher Hobby.…

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The Silverlit and I-fly range of models have their place and whilst some flyers may not consider them to be ‘mainstream’ R/C models, there’s no denying that they fly well and are great fun – just right for a flying session in the office at lunch time or from the garden patio on warm summer…

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Just back from the vast trade show at Nuremburg, we’ll bring our full report featuring all that’s new and exciting in the April issue. In the meantime have a look at the new SebArt trainer. Due in the UK in a few months, you have to admit that it’s certainly different. The model has a…

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‘A strange looking bird’ was my first thought on seeing David Payne’s SB-28 for the first time whilst doing my nightly trawl through all things ‘electric flight’ on the web. Having just completed a new camera plane from plans. I had been searching for more information about the designer, just to see what else he’d…

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The long anticipated wait for the high-end, electric ducted fan (EDF) powered Schubeler BAE Hawk is over as a number of kits have just arrived in the UK. The BAE Hawk was originally developed by Benedikt von Arx for Schubeler. He designed a beautiful semi-scale model for their 90 mm ducted fan DS-51-DIA 3-ph. The…

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A new design from Chris Foss will be with us soon. Some three years in development and in partnership with Ripmax, the new ARTF Wot Trainer is based on Chris’s hugely popular Uno Wot but with some styling and design differences aimed to appeal to beginners. The model can be configured for a tail-dragger or…

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As you can see, I repainted my Chinook employing realistic colours. The Twister Sky Lift which was out just before Christmas has generally received a very warm reception. I would like to add my 2ps worth however, because the marketing aims this model right at the helicopter tyro, the rank beginner – in other words,…

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Available in a choice of colours… Precision Aerobatics have added this new Addiction model to their growing range. Bringing a new aerodynamic design with a huge wing area (485 sq.in.) and an impressive flying weight of only 750g (26.5oz), the Addiction is said to be predictable and stable, with exceptional stall and slow speed handling…

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The i.c. powered Pantera is the first Twister machine for glow power. J.Perkins have just launched two new helicopters under the popular Twister brand – the Twister 3D Storm 440 brushless and the Twister Pantera 50. Twister 3D Storm This machine has been designed to take pilots up a level in 400-class expert 3D flying…

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