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Motion induced blindness
www.msf-usa.org/motion.html
This is a fascinating demonstration of what happens if you fix your vision on a specific point. Maybe it explains why you don't see the other plane that is about to midair with you! |
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BMFA Power Nationals 2011
www.skmstudio.co.uk/BMFA%20Nationals%202011.htm
Some great pictures from the 2011 Nationals courtesy of Stuart Marsh. |
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Top Gun 2011 photo gallery
web.me.com/saraheccleston/site/TOP_GUN_2011.html#0
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National Museum of the United States Air Force
www.nmusafvirtualtour.com/full/tour-pkg.html
Amazing 360 degree walk through of the whole museum. Click on the dots on the map to go directly to particular areas or follow the blue arrows on the main screen. (Click on the word 'MAP' to hide/show the map). Click on aircraft to open a separate page of information. Also includes an audio guide. |
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Electric airplane
www.wired.com/autopia/tag/electric-airplane/
What's happening with electric full sized. |
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Two sunsets & still flying
www.modelaircraft.org/mag/mhill/hillindex.htm
An autobiography by Maynard Hill including the story of his building an RC model which flew across the Atlantic. |
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Obituary of Maynard Hill
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/technology-obituaries/8573491/Maynard-Hill.html
Maynard Hill, who has died aged 85, made his mark on aviation history in 2003 when one of his remote-controlled model aircraft became the first to fly a record-breaking 1,882 miles across the Atlantic on less than a gallon of fuel. |
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F3C helicopter UK team site
www.ukf3cteam.co.uk/UKF3C/Welcome.html
The team consists of members Steve Roberts and Roger Mayo plus ex-member Mark Christy so follow their progress this year through to the European championships in Italy in August. |
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Enola Gay
www.davidpalermo.com/data/slideshow/4/enolagay/index.html
This gives you a 360 degree view inside the cockpit of the Enola Gay; the plane that dropped the 1st Atomic bomb on Hiroshima. |
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Old Watford Wayfarers Site
www.mooch.org.uk/serious/wayfarers/wayfarers01.html
A brief history of the origins of the club and its founder members |
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Ron Moulton obituary
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/8152268/Ron-Moulton.html
The obituary from The Daily Telegraph for Ron Moulton, long standing club member and president. |
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1945 Air show
www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1723870789084
Can you imagine an airshow today with the following aircraft?: Ju88, Arado 234, Me-262, Me-163, Ju-290, A6M Zero, Macchi 202, Spitfire, Bf-108, B-32 Dominator, B-24. B-17, B-29, B-25. Thunderbolt low passes, Waco glider aerial pckup, Mitchells doing low-level bombing demos, etc..... not to mention the Heinkel 111, Me-410, German helicopters, V-2 and V-1 rockets, early C-82........!!! This is a compilation of two films shot during the September, 1945 airshow at Freeman Field. The aircraft seen both in the air and on the ground are nothing short of spectacular. Many of the remaining captured aircraft have yet to arrive. |
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The next indoor flying craze?
www.wimp.com/airswimmers/
On sale now. |
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Miniature Wonderland videos
www.youtube.com/user/MiWuLaTV#g/u
All 112 videos issued so far on the model airport build - see an example in the video section. Gerrits is the guys name and tagebuch means diary. |
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Skydiving anyone?
www.m2film.dk/fleggaard/trailer2.swf
They make interesting adverts in Denmark then! Probably the best adverts in the world. |
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Servo comparison site
www.servodatabase.com/servos/all
Lots of data to help you make sensible choices about which servos to use. |
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Prop chart for glow engines
www.watfordwayfarers.org.uk/propsizeinformation.htm
A guide on which prop to use based on engine size. |
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Nut and bolt sizes
www.britishfasteners.com/images/nuts_bolts_key.pdf
A guide to thread information for a variety of international standards |
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EKP Supplies
www.ekpsupplies.co.uk/index.php?act=viewCat&catId=1
Essential site for precision screws and turned parts. |
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Various relevant links
www.watfordwayfarers.org.uk/otherlinks.htm
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