Extra EA-500
The EXTRA EA-500, designed by Walter Extra, is a sleek, luxurious high-wing monoplane powered by a Rolls-Royce turboprop. Mark Fineman details the construction and modeling of a rubber-powered version with a 30-inch wingspan, emphasizing its elegant design and performance.
Piper Malibu Mirage
Mark Fineman details building a rubber-powered scale model of the Piper Malibu Mirage, a sleek monoplane, highlighting its construction and flight performance.
Construction: Bestetti-Nardi BN.1 - 2012/07
By the late 1930s, Italy held many world aviation records,
most famously the absolute world speed record for
seaplanes with the Macchi MC.72. Yet the country’s
vainglorious dictator, Benito Mussolini, wanted more,
particularly sport airplane records, then held primarily by
Germany.
Bell P-63 Kingcobra - 2004/08
Often overlooked warbird makes great
FAC WW II Mass Launch design
Areas by Computer
ANYONE WHO HAS EVER designed a model airplane knows that such a craft is in many ways a collection of decisions and compromises: What is the best airfoil? What are the best nose and tail moments? What shape should be used for the wing and tail? The list can be a long one! While to some extent special design considerations enter into the creation of any type of flying model, the category of Rubber Scale airplanes presents the designer his biggest challenges. By their very nature, it is sometimes surprising that such models fly at all, for they are not entirely governed by the same principles that dictate how their full-size counterparts fly. The point is best illustrated in the case of wing and tail areas.
