Category Archives: Jets

2015 R/C Air Show

Posted on August 11, 2015 by civilwarrose5

Almost every year our Remote Control Airplane club holds an Air Show. It isn’t as organized as regular air shows that you might have attended. Ours tends to be more of a giant fun fly where guys show up, put … Continue reading →

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Yellow A-4 Skyhawk Project – #6

Posted on May 25, 2015 by civilwarrose5

It’s been a while since I last posted an update on this project. That is mainly due to the fact that it got put aside once the 3D printer and CNC router made their appearance. Poor little A-4!     … Continue reading →

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Airplane Stuff

Posted on April 28, 2015 by civilwarrose5

It has been a while since I’ve posted anything on my blog regarding airplanes. The biggest reason for this is because Jay has been too busy playing with his 3D printer, CNC Router, and his new laser head for the … Continue reading →

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The Rascal 110 Gets His Wings (Fiction)

Posted on August 23, 2014 by civilwarrose5

Once upon a time there was a Rascal 110 who had spent a large portion of his life in a box. As he sat in the box he would dream of the day when he would soar into the sky. … Continue reading →

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2014 Flying Season Begins!

Posted on May 30, 2014 by civilwarrose5

It has been a while since I’ve written an R/C related post, so I thought that I would take the time to remedy that situation. The birds had begun to migrate north so I knew that flying season was quickly … Continue reading →

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Yellow A4 Skyhawk Project – #5

Posted on March 14, 2014 by civilwarrose5

Here we are, back with the A4 Skyhawk. It’s really starting to come together!         We have glued the tail on after priming it. Then we did some caulking along the seam. We promised it that if … Continue reading →

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Yellow A4 Skyhawk Project – #4

Posted on March 3, 2014 by civilwarrose5

Jay has finally found a moment to download some more pictures for me. Let’s see what we’ve got! This is how we left the A4 in the last post. Things were being fitted and prepped for the next step.   … Continue reading →

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Yellow A4 Skyhawk Project – #3

Posted on January 22, 2014 by civilwarrose5

Here we are… all winged up and nowhere to go! Of course, it might help if they were attached. I apologize for not updating my blog sooner. I’ve been working overtime at work so by the time that I get … Continue reading →

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Yellow A4 Skyhawk Project – EDF – #2

Posted on January 1, 2014 by civilwarrose5

Welcome back! In the previous post we watched as the whale tail took shape and was test fitted to the fuselage. We also worked on the rudder and began to shape it. Now that the football game is over we … Continue reading →

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Yellow A4 Skyhawk Project – EDF

Posted on December 28, 2013 by civilwarrose5

It is the peak of building season and Jay’s workbench has definitely not been idle. He is still plugging away at the Panther, but he purchased an early Christmas present for himself and started work on that right away. The … Continue reading →

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