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Hydrogen powered Horten flying wing - RC Groups Added in batteries/future/fuelcells/

A world first? Shown at Aspach, this flying wing is powered by a pure hydrogen fuel cell.

"The definitive guide to using Balsa" Added in building/balsa/

A series of excellent articles on using balsa, written by Paul Daniels.

Predator Added in sig/large/

This is one of the largest electric motors available. 12.5 kW

glassing Added in building/glassing/

Good primer on glassing, discussing methods and materials.

NextCraft: Making plugs and molds Added in building/molding/

A guide to making plugs and molds for batch manufacturing of components. Photos and illustrations help to explain the process.

German producer of skydivers Added in sig/skydivers/

A good-looking radio control skydiver. Unfortunately, the site is in German.

PARAMAX Modellfallschirmspringer Added in sig/skydivers/

A very professional-looking R/C skydiver with controls for release, chute deployment and steering. Very detailed.

THE TED BERETS Added in sig/skydivers/

Great site for making your own parachutes. Includes a calculator to create the chute shape.

R/C Skydive USA Added in sig/skydivers/

Skydiver kits, drop boxes and even plans and an instructional video to help you build your own.

RCDropZone Added in sig/skydivers/

Jake Jumper r/c skydiver

Aerocon Systems Descent Rate Calculator Added in sig/skydivers/

Given the mass and the area of the parachute, this handy calculator works out a rough descent rate for your parachute.

RCSkydiving.com - Not Just Skydivers Anymore! Added in sig/skydivers/

Radio controlled skydivers and release boxes.

Short video collections Added in general/videos/

a great collection of short flight videos of large-scale aerobatic models from E-Flightline.com

Strip Cutter and Triangle Cutter Added in building/tools/

downloadable pdf documents detailing the construction of a balsa strip cutter and a cutter to make triangle stock from square stock.

FoamiePlans.net Added in design/freeplans/

Free and pay plans for foamies, categorized according to flying skill and type.

MicroPilot Small UAV Autopilots Added in sig/uav/

The MP2028g from MicroPilot is the world’s smallest full featured UAV autopilot. Capabilities include airspeed hold, altitude hold, turn coordination, GPS navigation, plus autonomous operation from launch to recovery.

Don's light, lamp and strobe site! Added in sig/night/

A comprehensive site with details on rigging up lighting systems using LED's and strobes, among others.

RC Plane Guide Added in general/greatsites/

the RC Plane Guide is a good resource with tips on building and flying RC airplanes and helicopters.

Vibelights.com: el wire in 10 colors Added in sig/night/

Electroluminescent wire for hobby projects.

Laser powered aircraft Added in sig/solar/

If you put the solar cells at the bottom, you can power an RC plane via a ground-based laser. Then you can keep it in the air for an unlimited time. Sounds like a great idea.