Besides having Super RC powers, Dave Powers of RCPOWERS.com has a great interview of Dick Kline. Dave has spent a lot of time trying the KF airfoil on different platforms, most of them originally unstable without the KF. Dave has come up with some interesting results and as always, Dave’s videos are entertaining and informative.

If you are looking for a discussion and some plans, then head over to RCGroups for the Kline Fogleman Airfoiled Flying Wing thread. Perhaps one of the best reads on the KF is by Rich Thompson of Tennessee, or Leadfeather as he is known.  Besides a great thread, Rich has put together a PDF of his research and findings: KF Airfoil Comparison by Rich Thompson.

The stability of the KF Airfoil has led a lot of pilots to use it as a platofrm for aerial photography, such as Aerophilia down in Melbourne, Australia. Using Tony’s BluBaby with a KFm2 airfoil the platform is very steady.  With the KFm2 airfoil the platform is very steady and the video is clear.

One of the first friends I made after starting this site was Dick Kline, inventor of the Kline-Folgelman airfoil. Over the past few years as our friendship has grown I have noticed something else grow, use of the Kline-Folgelman design. The design has taken root in the RC Airplane community and has become the most influential design principal for all modern RC aircraft. Designers are applying the principals to countless numerations and variations of wings and aircraft.  The KF Airfoil or simply KF as it is called, was not an invention of a team of NASA engineers, but rather a man who had an open mind to look outside the box. Thank you Dick! With so many KF designs in the works or in the air I have created an entire new video section dedicated to Kline-Folgeman designs.

With everyone gearing up for the largest shopping day of the year, Black Friday, I figured I would do my part save those of us sane enough to not participate. I decided to launch my line of Control Freek Apparel this week. The best part – no getting up at 3 am to shop for it. LOL! Seriously though, I was inspired to create these designs because I could not find anything fun to wear to the RC track or flying field. It always seemed that the only RC shirts around had either a company logo on them or a club logo. I have plenty of “geek” shirts with cool sayings but no cool RC shirts. It is cool to be a geek, and I would say I am one, but I think those of us into RC are more Freek then Geek. With that thought, Control Freek RC was born. I am adding new designs every day and right now we have stuff for him, her, the kids, the wife, the husband, the boyfriend, the girlfriend, even the dog.  I hope you like them, they make great gifts and now is the perfect time to order before the holidays.  

As an avid Star Wars fan I have always wanted to build a Radio Control  flying X-Wing. Well, hasn’t everyone?

I haven’t yet, but here ares some vids of some folks who have: