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[VIDEO] This model is a B 36 b early model and did not have jets was made by Carl Bachhuber . It has a 19 foot wing span and is powered by 6 G-26' s great airplane and flight for more info on it check out carls website. http://carlb-rcplanes.com/

M U N C I E - The Academy of Model Aeronautics is shocked and outraged by the actions of a 26-year-old Massachusetts man arrested this week on federal charges for his intent to use an RC model airplane reconfigured as a UAV, similar to a military drone, for an explosive-laden attack on the U.S. Capitol and Pentagon. The suspect is not an AMA member nor has he been confirmed as being a model aviation enthusiast. “When an otherwise safe and wholesome hobby becomes the focal point in a planned terrorist attack, we are as outraged as all citizens,” said...

This was just too cool to ignore. The Bolshevik Bashing will resume shortly.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 13-464, 2003 Shop grounded By Jason Green A closed sign sits in the window of Clanton's Hobby Shop. It's been there for three weeks and now it sits next to a recently placed for sale sign. Store owner Ricky Ritch said that he had little choice but to close his business when the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials asked him to stop selling remote control airplanes, rockets, helicopters and fuel containing more than 20 percent nitroglycerin. On Wednesday, Ritch received a visit from the Justice department, the Homeland Security department and...

href="Model-Airplane Buffs Aim for Transatlantic Record_files/ngnews.css" type=text/css rel=stylesheet> Search at nationalgeographic.com   Also see: Today's Top Stories This StoryAdventure & Exploration- Related Sites & Stories- E-mail this story Sponsored in part by Model-Airplane Buffs Aim for Transatlantic Record Brian Handwerkfor National Geographic NewsAugust 5, 2002 The history of transatlantic aviation could see a new milestone this week, as an ambitious group of model-airplane makers launches an 11-pound (4.9-kilogram) ultra-light craft on a journey from Newfoundland to Ireland. If successful, it would be the first Atlantic crossing by a "true" model airplane. The craft, named Spirit of Butts Farm, will try to...