Harriers don't do well landing with ordinance and tanks on the wings. This one did not lightly touch down.

ROAR nats

Check out this RC version of the Guardian UAV (a one-of-a-kind modified Predator B that is flown by Homeland Security). For more info, click on Debra's blog at left.

Bird-X developer Dan Metz flies RC all the time, and at beautiful locations like golf clubs and parks. His job? His airplanes scare away unwanted resident birds! The RC eagle is equipped with sounds that would definitely scare birds (and small children!) and the red flying boat is equipped with metallic streamers that geese apparently don't much appreciate. Click on Debra's blog on the left to see his video on starting your own Bird-X franchise.

behind the scenes footage shot at the CCRCC Club flying field in Farmington, CT. John Glezellis Pilot, Joe Authur DVD video guy and me, with my Flip Cam

Axial XR10

September issue

This week marked the 19th time Curtis Youngblood won the helicopter portion of the Nats. Seen here with second place winner Nick Maxwell, both were flying the new Rave ENV (Electic Nitro Varients) in the electric flybar version. The Rave ENV is a completely new design from Curtis Youngblood Enterprises, and has already proved itself to be a top performer.

Traxxas win

Check out this 4-motor electric Cri-Cri. Manufacturer EADS calls it the "first-ever four-engine electric-powered aerobatic airplane, based on the tiny Cri-Cri homebuilt designed by Frenchman Michel Colomban in 1973. Working in partnership with Aero Composites Saintonge and the Greencri-cri Association, EADS Innovation Works used composite materials instead of metal to reduce overall weight and make room for the high-energy-density lithium batteries. Those cells provide power to four brushless electric motors – two mounted back-to-back on nose pods on each side - with counter-rotating propellers. EADS Innovation Works claims the aircraft will have “novel” performance: 30 minutes of cruise flight at 110 km/h (68 mph); 15 minutes of full aerobatics at up to 250 km/h (155 mph); and a climb rate of approximately 5.3 m/sec (1,020 fpm). EADS expects to make the first test flights this week. "

Novak Kinetic