How Control Line Model Airplanes Work

As our 'virtual' Nats continues, let's take a trip to the control line circles for some exciting and intense duel flying that is Control Line Combat! The two pilots 'dogfight' for cuts on their opponent’s streamer, models are fast and highly manoeuvrable flying-wings, which chase each other around the sky at speeds in excess of 100mph (160 km/h)! Due to the nature of the competition, the carnage rate is high and pilots commonly bring 10 or more models to a competition. Combat is a highly tactica