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07.23.08

Cocktail Party Science: R/C Jets

Chuck Cage explores the high-stakes hobby of miniature planes on this week's edition

By Posted 04.17.2008 at 12:31 pm 0 Comments

Kids' stuff? Hardly. RC jets are the topic of this week's podcast, but if you think you know model planes, think again. Host Chuck Cage sits down with writer Tom Clynes and staff photographer John B. Carnett to discuss the Air Force pilots, sophisticated machinery and big money behind this high-stakes hobby.

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