The recent development of of micro jets suitable for rc model airplanes has led a number of modellers to turn their attention to modern jet transport aircraft, among them the Airbus A330.
A second model airplane displayed by Ali Machinchy was his Mig 21 weighing in at 18 kg (40lb)
The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 with NATO reporting name of "Fishbed" is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft. Originally designed and built by the Mikoyan-Gurevich Design Bureau in the Soviet Union, the MiG-21 has been flown by more than 30 countries of the world and it still serves many nations more than 50 years after its first flight. Its Mach 2 capability exceeds the top speed of many later and more modern fighter types. Total production is estimated to have reached more than 10,000 MiG-21s.
UK Top Gun, Ali Machinchy, flies his usual, impeccable display with his Grumman Cougar F9 rc model airplane.
The United States Navy replaced the earlier F9F Panther with it's straight wing by the more advanced swept wing of the Grumman F-9 Cougar for aircraft carrier-based operations. The Cougar was Based on the earlier Grumman F9F Panther and the Navy considered the Cougar an updated version of the Panther so Cougars started off with the designation F9F-6.
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The AH-1W rc model helicopter displayed in the 2006 issue of Model Airplane Videos is the backbone of the the United States Marine Corps's attack helicopter fleet, but will be replaced in service by the AH-1Z Viper upgrade in the next decade.
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Although the Gloster Meteor appeared slightly later than the Me262, by the magic of Model Airplane Videos we can put them in the sky together in the 2006 issue of The Boys With Big 'Uns.
