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MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT -- ( SPECIFIC AIRCRAFT)
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT ACCESSORIES
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT AIRFOIL
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT COCKPIT & INTERIOR
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT COVERING
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT COWLING
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT DESIGN
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT DIORAMA & DISPLAY
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT ENGINE
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT HARDWARE
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT LIGHTING SYSTEM
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT MUNITIONS
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT PAINTING & FINISHING
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT REPAIR & RESTORATION
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT STORAGE & TRANSPORT
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF DOLLY
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT WINDOW & CANOPY
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT: CONTROL LINE
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT: FREE FLIGHT
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT: INDOOR FREE FLIGHT
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT: INDOOR RADIO CONTROL
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT: RADIO CONTROL
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRCRAFT: ROUND-THE-POLE
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AIRSHIP
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE AUTOGIRO
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE GLIDER & SAILPLANE
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE HELICOPTER
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE HOT AIR BALLOON
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE ORNITHOPTER
sa   MODEL & MINIATURE ROCKET
sa   TOY AIRCRAFT
xx   AIRCRAFT
xx   MODEL & MINIATURE

U.S. Navy Racer seaplane. Plan sheet from a 1932 free-flight flying scale model kit (Comet Model Co.). 13" span biplane on floats.
AERO MODELLER #656 Sep 1990 (v.55) pg. 496

Sablatnig SF-4. A 1/20th scale, rubber-powered replica of the WW-I German tri-wing floatplane. Full-size plan included.
AERO MODELLER #683 Dec 1992 (v.57) pg. 36, Insert

Bytes for building. An introduction to the use of computers for aeromodelling. Part 1.
AERO MODELLER #726 Jul 1996 (v.61) pg. 48

Bytes for building. An introduction to the use of computers for aeromodelling. Part 2.
AERO MODELLER #727 Aug 1996 (v.61) pg. 35

Fairey N10 Schneider racer. Free-flight ROW rubber-powered model version of a lesser-known 1919 floatplane entry in the Schneider Trophy race. Reduced-scale plan included.
AERO MODELLER #757 Dec 17 1998 (v.63) pg. 24

Flying punt. An unorthodox rise-off-water canard-style free-flight model aircraft for 0.5 to 0.8cc power. Features a swept-back main wing and a fuselage shaped like a flat-bottom boat. Full-size plan included.
AERO MODELLER #769 Nov 1999 (v.64) pg. 25, Insert
Added Info AERO MODELLER #770 Dec 1999 (v.64) pg. 42

How to make a paper helicopter.
BOYS' LIFE Dec 1976 (v.66#12) pg. 52

Tips on getting started in building model planes. Includes hints on what to look for in a beginner's model, some basic building hints, and a few tips on flying your finished model.
BOYS' LIFE Jan 1978 (v.68#1) pg. 45

Model Mobile. How to suspend model planes and rockets from a mobile for an action display.
BOYS' LIFE Oct 1979 (v.69#10) pg. 76

Tip on adding details to the cockpit of a model plane.
BOYS' LIFE Mar 1981 (v.71#3) pg. 68

Make your balsa gliders and rubber-band driven model airplanes fly right. Some tips.
BOYS' LIFE Dec 1988 (v.78#12) pg. 80

Build the Sky Scout, a balsa glider that flies like an eagle.
BOYS' LIFE Oct 1989 (v.79#10) pg. 45

Try a vacuum-formed aircraft kit. Finishing a simple vacuum-formed kit in five easy steps. Looks at cutting out parts, sanding down edges, assembly, small parts, and finishing.
FINESCALE MODELER Mar 1989 (v.7#3) pg. 34

Tip on making hinged plastic aircraft doors and hatches.
FINESCALE MODELER May 1990 (v.8#4) pg. 72

Hollowing out plastic kit parts for realism. How to drill out gun barrels, exhaust ports, etc.
FINESCALE MODELER Jul 1990 (v.8#5) pg. 32

How to rig biplanes. Techniques to improve struts and wires in any scale model biplane
FINESCALE MODELER May 1991 (v.9#4) pg. 26

Producing a stressed metal skin appearance (rippled effect) on plastic model aircraft.
FINESCALE MODELER Feb 1994 (v.12#2) pg. 62
Added Info FINESCALE MODELER Jul 1994 (v.12#5) pg. 23

Tip on modeling jet intake covers (foreign object damage protectors).
FINESCALE MODELER Mar 1995 (v.13#3) pg. 26

Scratchbuilding techniques for World War I aircraft. Fashioning plastic, wood and metal parts for 1/72 scale box kites. Fabricating wings, struts, rigging, etc.
FINESCALE MODELER May 1995 (v.13#5) pg. 32

Building the Blackhawk's jet (a classic comic-book fighter from the early 1960's) in 1/72 scale. An adaptation of the Esci F-104 plastic model kit.
FINESCALE MODELER Feb 1998 (v.16#2) pg. 56

Tip on determining how much weight to place inside a plastic model aircraft to make it sit properly.
FINESCALE MODELER Feb 1999 (v.17#2) pg. 74

Learn about two-cycle gasoline engines by tearing down and rebuilding model airplane engines.
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION Oct 1979 (v.68#7) pg. 56

Toward more rewarding vac-form aircraft modeling. An in-depth article on assembling vac-form plastic kits, overcoming hurdles and pitfalls encountered, making modifications, etc.
IPMS/USA JOURNAL May 1990 (v.2#4) pg. 12

Basic vacuform building procedures. 20 tips.
IPMS/USA JOURNAL Jan 1994 (v.6#2) pg. 42

Tips on making air intakes and exhaust pipes for plastic model aircraft.
IPMS/USA JOURNAL Jan-Feb 1996 (v.8#2) pg. 39

Tip on strengthening a vacuform fuselage in the wing attachment area.
IPMS/USA JOURNAL Jan-Feb 1996 (v.8#2) pg. 39

Scratchbuilding simple but interesting conversions. Part 1. Importance of knowing the camera's location when studying details found in photos of aircraft.
IPMS/USA JOURNAL Mar-Apr 1996 (v.8#3) pg. 21

Scratchbuilding simple but interesting conversions. Part 3. Radarpods and aerials.
IPMS/USA JOURNAL Jul-Aug 1996 (v.8#5) pg. 44

Tips on improving position lights, cockpit lights, radar screens, ... etc.
IPMS/USA JOURNAL Nov-Dec 1996 (v.9#1) pg. 27

Scratchbuilding simple but interesting conversions. Part 4. Engine exhausts, props, and camera ports.
IPMS/USA JOURNAL Nov-Dec 1996 (v.9#1) pg. 39

Scratchbuilding simple but interesting conversions. Part 5. Arrestor hooks and fin-fillet construction.
IPMS/USA JOURNAL Jan-Feb 1997 (v.9#2) pg. 15

Tip on where to conceal extra nose weight in plastic tricycle-gear models.
IPMS/USA JOURNAL Nov-Dec 1997 (v.10#1) pg. 41

Hawker Hunter features ducted fan.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #423 Aug 1963 (v.59) pg. 90

World War I Fokker D-VII control line model.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #432 May 1964 (v.60) pg. 106

Control line model of Louis Bleriot's 1909 Channel-flying airplane. Scale: 1"=1 foot. Uses any .14 to .23 cubic inch displacement engine.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #452 Jan 1966 (v.62) pg. 94

Flying Fleas. Tiny model airplanes about 4" long fly using small homemade rocket engine.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #459 Aug 1966 (v.62) pg. 86

Control line model of Sopwith Camel. Uses a .15 to .29 cubic inch displacement engine. Balsa and fabric construction.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #469 Jun 1967 (v.63) pg. 109

Expert tips for beginning modelers. How to build a balsa airplane.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #680 Dec 1984 (v.80) pg. 70

Scale tips for the common modeler. How to create a more realistic-looking model airplane.
MODEL AVIATION Jun 1992 (v.18#6) pg. 30

SPECIAL ISSUE is aimed at young modelers and/or novices of any age.
MODEL AVIATION Jan 1995 (v.21#1) pg. 7

R/C aircraft crash saver. An accurate battery status indicator for on-board radio-control gear ensures availability of sufficient power for takeoff and landing of costly model airplanes. Uses LEDs to show if Ni-Cd battery has 4.8-, 4.6-, 4.4-, or 4.2-volts available.
MODERN ELECTRONICS [2] Dec 1987 (v.4#12) pg. 56
Correction MODERN ELECTRONICS [2] Feb 1988 (v.5#2) pg. 7
Correction MODERN ELECTRONICS [2] Jul 1988 (v.5#7) pg. 5

Tips on using radio controlled model airplanes to take aerial photographs.
PHOTOMETHODS Feb 1981 (v.24#2) pg. 6

Annular wing flying barrel model.
POPULAR MECHANICS Apr 1963 (v.119#4) pg. 155

Free flight parasol plane looks like a flying dinner plate.
POPULAR MECHANICS Jul 1964 (v.122#1) pg. 162

Rubberband-launched glider mimics action of variable swept back wing TFX.
POPULAR MECHANICS Oct 1965 (v.124#4) pg. 170

Radio-controlled plane uses a carbon dioxide powered engine.
POPULAR MECHANICS Feb 1972 (v.137#2) pg. 144

What it takes to build and fly a radio-controlled model helicopter.
POPULAR MECHANICS Apr 1973 (v.139#4) pg. 69

Getting started in radio control modeling with a sailplane or sailboat.
POPULAR MECHANICS Aug 1975 (v.144#2) pg. 42

Designs for three control-line "fighter" planes powered by small gas engines.
POPULAR MECHANICS Feb 1977 (v.147#2) pg. 192

Build model planes fast with styrofoam.
POPULAR SCIENCE Mar 1963 (v.182#3) pg. 137

Circuit for a simple crystal receiver to monitor AM frequency 72.670 MHz to see if it is in use before flying a radio-controlled model airplane.
RADIO-ELECTRONICS Apr 1986 (v.57#4) pg. 14

Getting started in radio control.
SCIENCE & MECHANICS #216 Apr 1963 (v.34#4) pg. 82

Beginners' radio controled aircraft modeling.
SCIENCE & MECHANICS Jul 1963 (v.34#7) pg. 90

Diablo, a control line delta using a .19, .29, or .35 engine.
SCIENCE & MECHANICS Oct 1964 (v.35#10) pg. 94

Build the radio-controlled "Skyrocket", holder of the world altitude record.
SCIENCE & MECHANICS Mar 1965 (v.36#3) pg. 69

Models for test and designing homebuilt aircraft. Tips on building and using radio controlled models as a poor man's "wind tunnel".
SPORT AVIATION Jan 1987 (v.36#1) pg. 58
Correction SPORT AVIATION Mar 1987 (v.36#3) pg. 8

Dynamic modeling. Part 1. Use of free-flight, dynamically-similar models in estimating full scale aircraft behavior.
SPORT AVIATION Jul 1987 (v.36#7) pg. 30
Added Info SPORT AVIATION Nov 1987 (v.36#11) pg. 4

Dynamic modeling. Part 2. Testing of structurally-scaled, sacrificial models as an aid to full scale design.
SPORT AVIATION Aug 1987 (v.36#8) pg. 59