Features

Below are articles featured in both the print and online edition of Model Aviation. Select an article to read more.

Grumman's Widgeon

Online exclusive video interview Jay Smith talks about the widgeon At the turn of the 20th century, a sea plane entered the market intended to civilian market - the Widgeon. Similar to the Grumman

Written by Jay Smith. As featured in Worth A Closer Look in the May 2012 issue. Read the review and watch videos. 2.4 GHz radios have brought us the ability to fly our models without fear of frequency

Written by Jay Smith. Find the full feature on page 55 in the May 2012 issue. Watch a shop video and an interview with the designer. Jay Smith talks with the designer of the Icon A5 Watch a shop video

Toledo 2012

by Jenni Orebaugh and Jay Smith. Online exclusive text, videos, and photos. In the words of the late John Worth: “Holy Toledo!” The Model Aviation staff has just returned from attending the 2012

Written by Jay Smith. As featured on page 20 in the May 2012 issue. Read the excerpts and online exclusive content. I am enticed by aircraft flown from the water. There’s a certain beauty and grace to

Written by an eleven year old pilot and Jim Graham Online exclusive feature. I am eleven, home-schooled, and fly model airplanes at Edwin Warner Park (in Tennessee) twice a week. My mom saw an

Written by Moses Alicea and Jay Smith. As featured on page 52 in the April 2012 issue. Read the excerpts and online exclusive content. Starting school clubs might be easier than you think. The Camelot

Written by Walt Wilson. As featured on page 46 in the April 2012 issue. Read the excerpts of the review and share tips. If you fly long enough, eventually one of your models will meet the ground in an

Written by Stan Alexander. As featured on page 61 in the April 2012 issue. Read the excerpts of the review and exclusive video highlights. In the 1930s, air racing was all the rage in the United

Written by Rachelle Haughn As featured on page 32 in the March 2012 issue. Watch videos, photos, and read excepts from the magazine. MODEL AIRPLANES, kids, and a movie could be the perfect storm to