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Of course the main attraction at eFest was the airplanes. We have gathered up some of the pictures we took last weekend to give our readers a glimpse at some of the planes that were on display. They came in all shapes and sizes, some very basic, some very complex, some very slow, some insanely fast. Click the “read more” [...]
To give you a better feel for eFest 2013 here are some random pictures from the event. eFest had a great turn-out this year, from industry people, to all the people flying, to Higher Plane Productions beautiful spokes-model Svetlana O’Hara, it was the people that made eFest 2013 such a success. Enjoy all the pictures in the gallery below, and [...]
New from the crew over at Blade is their CX4 RTF helicopter. The CX4 takes off where the old CX2 left off, offering an easy to learn platform for new flyers. The CX4 uses coaxial counter-rotating blades and intuitive self-stabilizing characteristics to make it easy to fly. Some of its primary features and specifications include- * Self-stabilizing flight characteristics that make [...]
New from Tower Hobbies comes the F6F Hellcat. The F6F Hellcat was designed after the success of the F4F Wildcat during WWII. The Tower Hobbies plane is a easy, glue-free assembly model that comes with brushless motor, esc and 4 micro servos. Since it’s a Rx-R (receiver ready), all you need to supply is the radio, receiver and battery. It [...]
The folks from Flyzone have recently announced the Hadron Flying Wing. The Vectored Thrust wing is built for insane aerobatics with it’s large fin, it’s engineered to fly knife edge, and the ability to actually redirect the thrust puts this thing over the top! It comes in RTF and Tx-R versions. Construction is AeroCell foam with ABS and carbon [...]
In the RC world, scale is hot. It’s finally not just about performance, but looks as well. Heli Max RC has just announced the new Blackhawk Scale Heli. This RTF was based on the Sikorsky Blackhawk with detail down to the landing gear. It has LED lighting, 4-blade collective pitch head, and uses the TAGS (Thress Axis Gyro system). It [...]
Check out the latest radio from TACTIC. The new Tactic TTX850 is a 8 Channel Air and Heli system with a huge graphing LCD screen. Other details include Digital Trims, Dual Rates, 2.4GHZ, easy menu navigation. The highlight that caught our eye was they said it will be RC’s most affordable 8-Channel radio! There wasn’t a price listed yet though. [...]
The crew over at Hobbico have just released a promo video for eFest 2013. eFest is one of the largest indoor fly-ins in the world, and this year it is being held on February 9th and 10th in the epicenter of the rc universe, Champaign Illinois. Check out the video, and if you’ve never been to a huge indoor flying [...]
If you’ve been holding back on picking up a new Heli-Max helicopter, now might be the time to snatch one up. Announced today were rebates on three of their popular models- * MD-530 TX-R: Pictured above, this is an “intermediate” level heli that comes set-up to use your own transmitter and sports a $30 rebate which brings the price down to [...]
New today from the crew over at Blade is their mCP X BL BNF helicopter. The mCP X comes with an all new rotor head, longer blades, and a powerful 6700 kv brushless system. With the mCP X you can bust out inverted flight, rolls, flips, hurricanes and funnels for your flying enjoyment. Some of the other features and specifications [...]
Looking for a beginner friendly airplane to learn the ropes with? The crew over at HobbyZone have recently announced their new Glasair Sportsman RTF. The Glasair was made with the true beginner in mind, it’s easy to fly, easy to fix, and affordable. With a wingspan of 54.6″ the Glasair is no small airplane and is recommend for outdoor use, [...]
Quadcopters are all the rage lately and one of the hottest new releases is the DJI Innovations Phantom. The Phantom is a “mid-sized” quad who’s claim to fame is it’s integrated flight control system that includes GPS. This type of control system allows the Phantom to do many things, including the ability to use GPS satellites to maintain a specific [...]
The crew over at Futaba have just released a video featuring their new 14SG 14 channel 2.4GHz air radio system. It’s a short video, but goes over all the major aspects of the 14SG like its ability to transmit and receive telemetry data. Whether you fly planes or heli’s the Futaba 14SG comes ready to handle the job. Check out [...]
Yes, the news you read earlier today about BigSquidRC adding air and boat coverage to all our car/truck coverage was correct. Now all you rc bash-a-holics can get all your rc news in one convenient spot, with just one bookmark. One of the latest park flyers from the guys over at Parkzone is this pretty tough looking UM P-40 Warhawk. I [...]
Want to add that sweet AS3X Artificial Stabilization to a plane you already have? Good news for you, Spektrum has just announced their new AR635 6 channel air receiver that comes with AS3X inside. The artificial stabilization system takes your park flyer, sport aircraft or 3D plane to another level of precision and stability. Some of the features and specifications [...]
