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JCRC Feature Photo: Rick Poire's PT-19
This is a photo of Rick Poire's Hangar 9 PT-19 just as it kisses the ground for a very smooth landing! This photo was taken by Chris Byrd. The plane features a Zenoah G-23 for power. |
JCRC Feature Photo: Tom Copeland's P-26
Tom has done it again! This is a photo of his kit built Royal (now Marutaka) P-26 Peashooter. It has a 67 inch wingspan, covered in Monokote. It uses a Saito 1.50 4-stroke for power. |
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JCRC Feature Photo: Tom Copeland's Boeing F4B Biplane
This is Tom Copeland's Boeing F4b biplane. It is 1/4-scale and features a Webra 120 2-stroke engine. It is made from a Balsa Products kit. |
JCRC Feature Photo: Chris Byrd's Raptor 60
This beautiful and highly aerobatic helicopter belongs to Chris Byrd! He usually burns fuel with a 30% nitro content with generous amounts of oil for lubrication, as well as making it produce copious amounts of smoke! |
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JCRC Feature Photo: Zimmerman's Cessna
No, this isn't Shaun's airplane (although he wishes it was), this is an airplane built by his younger brother, Aaron. Believe it or not, this was his first balsa-kit project! So yes, look out, there is another flying Zimmerman! This is a Guillows Cessna 170 built out of stick balsa and covered in tissue. The Cessna has a 24" wingspan. JCRC Feature Photo: Russian MI-24 Okay - all you scale guys out there - if you have any interest JCRC Feature Photo: Super Stearman
Rick Poire has finished the assembly of his Super Stearman manufactured by Great Planes. He has powered it with a brand new Zenoah G-26. It has a 71 inch wingspan and Rick has made his own unique modifications to the kit. We are really looking forward to seeing this beautiful plane fly. JCRC Feature Photo: Fokker D-VIII
Tom Copeland has done it again! As you can see Tom has crafted another masterpiece. A Balsa USA Fokker D-VIII with a wingspan of 82 inches! He has powered it with a realistic sounding Saito 1.50 four-stroke engine. He even used the authentic "Lozenge" covering pattern. Fantastic job Tom! Photo by Stacy Gillmore JCRC Feature Photo: Yak 54
Bryan Zang comes up with yet another dream machine! This is a Carden 40% scale model of a Yak 54. It has a wingspan of 118 inches and weighs in at 39.8 pounds! No doubt the Desert Aircraft DA-150 twin will have no trouble hauling the plane vertically until it goes out-of-sight while belching out tons of smoke via the Don Harris Smoke System. The plane will be guided by a Fromeco Avionics System including JR equipment; 955 receivers, 10 JR 8611A & 1 4721 servos. The plane cuts through the air with a Tru-Turn spinner and is covered in Monokote. Custom graphics will be added soon by Zang's own Aero Graphix company. Click on the photo above to view various views of this awesome airplane. Photos by Bryan Zang JCRC Feature Photo: Ultra Stick 25e
JCRC Feature Photo: SE-5a
This is a photo of Rick Poire's SE-5a as he made a low pass over the MMRCA's runway at the annual Summer Sizzler event on Saturday, July 7, 2007. This beautiful 1/4-scale model was built by fellow JCRC Member, Tom Copeland. Rick has powered the biplane with a .91 4-stroke engine and it just looks fabulous in the air. Graphic artist, Aaron Zimmerman, brother of JCRC Member, Shaun Zimmerman, enhanced the photo that Shaun took to give it that old-fashioned sepia look and it's hard to tell if it's the real thing or a model. Graphic by Aaron Zimmerman JCRC Feature Photo: Hellcat
The very personable Paul Pennington has taken the Hangar 9 ARF and customized it to his liking and he has really dressed up his Hellcat. It is powered by an O.S. .91 four-stroke engine. It has a wingspan of 65 inches with 709 square inches of wing area. It has functioning retracts which make it look even more realistic in the air. It has the markings of the Top Hat Squadron and Paul's son is a member of the real Top Hat Squadron, flying modern fighter jets. Nice job, Paul! Posted 07/04/08. Photo by Shaun Zimmerman JCRC Feature Photo: Sopwith Pup
It should be no surprise that this beautiful Balsa USA Sopwith Pup was built by Tom Copeland. This is Balsa USA's new line of 1/6th scale models. It has a 53 inch wing span and is powered by a .52 four-stroke engine. Tom is looking forward to the first flight. Posted 11/12/08. |
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JCRC Feature Photo: Bryan Zang's Sukhoi
A modified Hangar 9 Sukhoi ARF that gave it a one-of-a-kind covering job and according to Bryan it flies "absolutely beautiful!" JCRC Feature Photo: Gordon DeBroeck's Cessna
Here is Gordon DeBroeck's latest creation. A Hangar 9 Cessna 182 Skylane! It has an O.S. 1.60 two-stroke engine, fully-functioning flaps and weighs around 16 pounds. It has a 95 inch wingspan and is 77 inches long. It is a very handsome airplane. With the scale winglet and wheel pants, it should be hard to tell from a full-scale Cessna in the air. See the 2004 Gallery pages for more photos of this beauty. JCRC Feature Photo: Broken Arrow
There is reportedly a phrase in the U.S. Air Force known as "Broken Arrow" - they even based a highly unbelievable movie on that title. It is a code word for a missing nuclear weapon. While this picture isn't pretty to look at, we have a photo of a different type of "Broken Arrow" which we want to share. This is especially important for people who are thinking about flying their new R/C airplane for the first time without seeking the assistance of an instructor. We've been told that this first flight lasted about 15 seconds. We at JCRC certainly want to encourage anyone starting out in R/C to seek assistance to maximize your chances of avoiding these results JCRC Feature Photo: Aeronca Sedan
Even though it has been around for at least 10 years, that fact actually adds to the 'weathered' look of Shaun Zimmerman's 1/5th-scale Aeronca Sedan built from a Pica kit by the late, former JCRC President, Robert Wunderlich. It has an 86 inch wingspan. JCRC City Liaison and Professional Photographer, Chris Byrd, expertly caught this photo of the Aeronca as it was illuminated in the saturated light of a late fall afternoon. It was being taxied back to the pit area after flying for the first time after an engine upgrade. JCRC Club Secretary and resident engine expert, Kent Imhoff, restored the O.S. .91 Surpass four-stroke engine to perfect working condition and even helped with the modified installation. The Aeronca now has a more realistic sound and scale-like power. A pair of 1970's-era Ken & Barbie dolls are the occupants of the cockpit. Photo by Chris Byrd JCRC Feature Photo: P-47
JCRC Feature Photo: J-3 Cub
JCRC Feature Photo: Corsair
Once again Tom Copeland has come up with another beauty. This time he says that he "massaged" a Hangar 9 Corsair by adding some detailing, Monokote and added features to make it a really nice looking Warbird. It is powered by a Saito 1.00. It has pneumatic retracts and is fashioned after Tommy Blackburn's "Big Hog" that fought in the Pacific during WWII. Posted 10/25/07. Photo by Tom Copeland JCRC Feature Photo: SE-5A
This beautiful Balsa USA SE-5A belongs to Steve Bradford. The airframe, like the full-scale counterpart, is an open wood structure covered in fabric. The model features a nicely detailed cockpit. It has a wingspan of 80 inches and the fuselage is 64 inches long. Steve's model is powered by a Zenoah G-38 which gives it (very) slightly-more-than-scale-power and is a perfect combination. The model was extensively refurbished and outfitted with up-to-date components and after several attempts to get an engine problem solved (replaced a defective kill switch) the airplane was flown on August 17th, 2008, at the MMRCA Flying Field in Columbia, Missouri. The photo of the SE 5A lifting off was taken by Stacy Gillmore and the photo of the S.E. 5 a flying by was taken by John Dussold. Posted 08/31/08. JCRC Feature Photo: F-20 Tigershark
We figure this one has been at least 13 years in the making, but John Dussold has proven to us that some things are worth waiting for as he has completed the construction of his F-20 Tigershark. It is built for speed and we're looking forward to the first time he has an opportunity to streak this one past the flight line with the YS engine screaming past. The Tigershark is done up in a scale color scheme and features retracts as well. Posted 1/1/09. |
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