5th July

Vintage ready built models

From Poland comes a choice of three large scale balsa built models. Two versions at 1:3.3 and 1:2 of the Orlik 2 and a 1:3.3 version of the Orlik 1. These models are available in various staes of finish right up to ready to fly. For more details go to biniu.net

8th July

Lo-100 video

Check out the video of this 1:1.5 scale Lo-100 and in particular the poor tug pilot who has to strain so much it nearly gave him hemorrhoids!!

It's models like this that make our hobby exciting.

Now Boz about the Ka-3 - any video?

8th July

DG-800 video

Here is a much more relaxed video of a slope flight with an S2G DG-800

17th July

Small-Scale DG1000

This is a 2.6 Meter Chinese model available from Aero-fever in Hong Kong. It is built around a fiberglass fuselage and a sheeted balsa wing. A video of one in flight is here

17th July

Project TS-11 Iskra

Warning - This is not a glider, but if you like to see how other people build models, then this is an very interesting project

3rd July

Whispering Wardrobes

Here is a chance to see those fine old gliders at this event at Booker Airfield run by the Vintage Gliding Club on the 16th and 17th of July

7th July

RC-Networks

There is a bit of a lull in news lately, so now is a good time to see what the German website RC-Network has to offer. All the links are via Google translator, so sorry about the pigeon English

Photo Files for the Salto

Photo Files for the ASK-18 plus a write up on a beautifully made model

An article about the ins and outs of aerotowing

7th July

New World Record...

....for Electric Powered, Fixed Wing Model Aircraft. Details here

10th July

What the devil!

If you thought those small whirling dust devils were just a cute little phenomena, then watch this video

10th July

Mission Aerotow 2006 Photos

See what is happening in the U.S. soaring scene here and here

13th July UPDATED >>>

Retroplane Photos

Photos of last weekends event in France are available here

UPDATED >>>: more great photos can be found here

16th July

When it all goes wrong

Every glider-mans nightmare -
video

18th July

Fancy a larger Electric project?

Students in Japan have succesfully flown this battery powered plane for 59 seconds. It is powered by 160 AA Panasonic dry cells supplying 500 watts of power. Photos are available here