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Charles Zimmerman and his "Skimmer"
IN NOVEMBER 1942, a strange object was seen in the sky over Bridgeport, Connecticut. Astonished residents (including me) saw their first flying...
Flight Journal, 04/01/05 by Gudaitis, Frank · More from publication -
One-of-a-kind, 1/8-scale Rolls-Royce
FINAL APPROACH This 1/8-scale, working, Rolls-Royce Merlin engine is the result of nearly 10 years of painstaking work and more than three years...
Model Airplane News, 09/01/02 by Gudaitis, Frank · More from publication -
Punching out beyond mach
August 4, 1953, is a day Capt. Arthur Ray Hawkins will never forget. Having lived through 142 conibat missions flying from carriers in the Pacific...
Flight Journal, 02/01/02 by Gudaitis, Frank · More from publication -
And now for something really unusual...the 1955 de Lackner DH-4 heli-vector prototype
This very strange-looking rotary-wing aircraft might not actually be the world's most unusual, but it could certainly qualify as the mechanically...
Flight Journal, 10/01/01 by GUdaitis, Frank · More from publication -
Miniature 4-stroke gas radial
George Luhrs' amazing miniature engines have graced the pages of Model Airplane News before. This micro masterpiece is his latest-- and perhaps...
Model Airplane News, 09/01/01 by Gudaitis, Frank · More from publication -
In their own words
Three pioneers reminisce about the early days of RC In February 1996, at the Westchester Aero Modelers (WRAM) show in White Plains, NY, I met with...
Model Airplane News, 10/01/00 by Gudaitis, Frank · More from publication -
Miniature 4-cylinder 4-stroke
Designed and built by George Luhrs of Shoreham, NY, this mechanical masterpiece is a precise miniature of a gas-ignition model airplane engine of...
Model Airplane News, 09/01/00 by Gudaitis, Frank · More from publication -
Mach, and not so Mach
Shortly after the end of WW II, the USAF, the U.S. Navy and the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics (NACA) joined forces to investigate the...
Flight Journal, 02/01/00 by Gudaitis, Frank · More from publication -
15th annual executive cup regatta
HIGH-SPEED HYDROS IN NASSAU COUNTY In a cool spring Sunday, the quiet lakeside at Grant Park in Hewlett, NY, was the gathering place for the...
Radio Control Boat Modeler, 12/01/99 by Gudaitis, Frank · More from publication -
World's smallest gas 4-strokes
GEORGE LUHRS IS A MAN with a passion for tiny engines. His knowledge of internal-combustion engines is almost encyclopedic. It all dates back to...
Model Airplane News, 08/01/99 by Gudaitis, Frank · More from publication
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