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was a show with a difference. The airplanes are replicas of
real-life, full-size aircraft were on display at the aero-modelling
show organised on Sunday by the Academy of Radio Modellers of India
and the Rotary Clubs.
An Aero-modelling show with radio controlled model airplane having a
transmitter device with joystick controls and a receiver device
inside the airplane.Some planes had special features, such as the
ability to drop fake bombs or parachutes. While many modelers prefer
to build scale models of real-life planes, others like to create or
assemble completely imaginary planes.
An impressive rollout of miniature machines took
to the skies and unfurled a delightful display of flips, rolls,
loops and ballet-like glides. The show featured 25 pilot
enthusiasts, as many scale models of aircraft, and a sizeable
holiday crowd at the Sholavaram air strip on Sunday.The “Fly-Past”
section was a throwback to the early days of man’s attempts to fly,
featuring a scale model of the Wright Flyer. And pretty soon, a
class of war planes were demonstrating why they were once dreaded
behind enemy lines.
President S G Chandru of the Radio Modellers
Academy said “The show aims to provide a timeline of the evolution
of aviation,”
The Spitfire – the fighter aircraft from the
stable of Britain’s RAF that played a prominent role in the World
Wars – took to the skies in an aggressive burst of power. In terms
of threat value, few machines outdo Britain’s Spitfires or the P-51
Mustang, America’s long-range single-seater aircraft.
While the Cessna models on show are said to be
widely used for training in Flying Clubs and are also among the
pilots’ favourite when it comes to an aerobatics show, the Chipmunks
too showed why they are darlings of the crowds across the world with
a riveting performance on the skies. Helicopter scale models proved
their value in search and rescue missions.
 Shortly,
the purr of engines changed to hiss and the air seemed to quake.
Welcome to the age of the jets! The flying machines oozed power and
grace in a recap of aviation history that was born out of man’s will
to fly.
The chief guest, Air Marshal (retired) T.J.
Master addressing the gathering said Aero-models could be deployed
where actual aircraft could not: such as in aerial surveys of
monuments and sites protected by the Archaeological Survey of India.
Commending the exercise by the Rotary Clubs of
the city, past district governor Abhirami Ramanathan urged the
Rotary organisation to form a flying club with a few machines to
attract youth to the hobbyand promised support.
A show of strength by the Aero model enthusiasts
and Rotary members, the program was an attractive affair all the
way.
S. Raghunathan
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