Written by Joe Malinchak
Hobby Club HC-ERC Micro L-19 Cessna Pro-Kit
Product Review
As seen in the May 2019 issue of Model Aviation.
The three-channel L-19 Cessna has a 17.5-inch wingspan and flies well.
Liaison aircraft, or L-Birds, were used in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam for spotting targets and giving real-time information about enemy positions. Brave pilots flew these slow, lightweight aircraft over dangerous enemy lines with little or no protection.
L-Birds were feared because the enemy knew that if…
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