Modeling Electronics

Items below are articles on model aircraft-related electronic from Air Trails, American Modeler, American Aircraft Modeler, and other sources - including a few of my own making.

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• Cirrus 6-Channel Radio Control System
• Vintage Packard Bell Legend 506CD Computer

       Circa 1992

• The Long Project

       Deans Ultra, Castle Creations, JST, etc.

• Battery Connector Usage Chart: Model Aircraft, Boats & Cars

       Deans Ultra, Castle Creations, JST, etc.

• Radio Control How to Get F.C.C. License Howard

       September 1962 American Modeler

• Getting Started in R/C: Electronics Symbols

       July 1968 American Aircraft Modeler

• Ace Pulse Commander Single-Channel Radio Control System

       Photos of my system

• R/C Servo Timing Waveform

       Video of waveforms

• Fast Start Set Uses The AAM Glowdriver

       July 1974 American Aircraft Modeler

• Vintage Radio Control Systems

       Magazine advertisements

• Citizen Ship Radio Corporation Advertisement

       June 1957 American Modeler

• R/C Equipment: Citizen-Ship 8-Channel

       August 1958 American Modeler

• WAG - Hand-Held Relayless Dual Transmitter

       January/February 1963 American Modeler

• How High™ Electronic Altimeter

       Teardown Report

• 3 and 4 Finger R/C Escapements

       January 1955 Popular Electronics

• Snoopy Telephone Repair

       Lots of photos

• AAM Commander - Part I

       April 1972 American Aircraft Modeler

• Electronics Manufacturers

       Handy-dandy list

• Spektrum DX6 Spread Spectrum R/C System

       Photos of teardown

• NASA Engineer Develops Servo-Tab Control for Rubber-Powered R/C

       September/October 1965 American Modeler

• Bonner Specialties Escapement

       Video of operation

• Sensitive Field Strength Meter

       May 1954 Model Airplane News

• OS Digital 3-Channel Radio Control System

       My 1st R/C system

• 1969 Radio-Control Equipment Survey

       Annual Edition 1969 American Aircraft Modeler

• A Programmable Dynamic Attitude-Aware Motor Speed Control for Electric-Powered Control Line Aircraft

       Another of my whacky ideas

• The Variable Inductance Servo

       February 1968 American Aircraft Modeler

• Tone Modulator for R-C

       April 1958 Radio-Electronics

• The Approxi-Meter... for when close is good enough

       July 1958 Flying Models

• "Handy-Mac" 50-mc R/C Transmitter

       July/August 1963 American Modeler

• The AAM Glowdriver

       July 1974 American Aircraft Modeler