Aerospace Modeler Magazine’s Managing Editor:
Dr. Billy Crisler
Billy is a retired USAF Lt. Colonel with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering (fluid mechanics / aerodynamics). While in the Air Force, he worked on a variety of advanced technology development and flight test programs (e.g., AFTI/F-16, X-31, various sensors and stealth technologies, etc.). He also served as an aircraft design instructor and deputy department head for the Aeronautics Department at the USAF Academy, where he did research for NASA’s X-38 and various UAV programs. After 21 years in the USAF, he worked for Harris Corporation as an Advanced Technology Program Manager. Like the other members of his “virtual editorial staff” at AMM, he considers himself an “airplane guy” first, a pretty good modeler second, and a guy who’s learning how to publish a magazine third.
Billy has been building model airplanes since he was six years old. His models have won awards at various IPMS/USA regional and national contests, and he’s been a judge at the IPMS/USA National Contest fourteen times. His models were featured in Mike Ashey’s books on building and detailing scale model aircraft (published by Kalmbach). When he’s not building models, he’s playing golf, camping, or playing his guitar.
About Aerospace Modeler Magazine
Aerospace Modeler Magazine has been in publication since January 2005, when the first regular quarterly issue was released. A Special Preview Issue was also released at the IPMS/USA National Convention in Atlanta, Georgia in July, 2005. (All are still available as back issues.) Aerospace Modeler Magazine was conceived in December 2002 as a top-value, hard-copy periodical to inform, inspire, and encourage scale aerospace modelers to pursue creativity and excellence in their craft and to enjoy their hobby. Our objective is to help you “take the next step” and “take some chances” in developing your skill and technique, inspire you to get some models built, and encourage you in enjoying your hobby and craft.
Aerospace Modeler Magazine gives aircraft and spacecraft modelers more useful information per page and per issue for the same or less money than any other modeling magazine you can buy. High value features include:
Top-quality production values like those found in the best European model magazines.
High "content density" and low annual subscription prices. AMM is presently a quarterly magazine with 80 pages per issue. We’ll build up to 6 or 8 issues per year and 96 pages in each regular issue as demand and article backlog permit. Advertising will be limited to about 15% of total page count.
Regular feature sections on civil aircraft and real space subjects to cover "aerospace," not just "aeroplanes." Aerospace Modeler Magazine focuses on topics and items that are useful and interesting to primarily an American modeling audience, especially unique and historically significant American aircraft and aircraft from historical and modern American adversaries (e.g., Japanese WW2, Cold War Soviet bloc, etc.). We cover more than just American topics, however. Americans are interested in all aspects of aviation, so we provide balanced coverage of American, Commonwealth, Russian, Japanese, Western European, Middle Eastern, and other national topics from all eras and a balanced selection of military aircraft, helicopters, civil aircraft, and real space topics. Occasionally, AMM also covers other closely related modeling topics (e.g., missiles, aircraft carriers, aerospace ground support equipment, anti-aircraft weapons, etc.). We have no limitations or preferences on scale, level of difficulty, or price range.
Aerospace Modeler Magazine's network of editors, writers, builders, photographers, researchers, and graphic artists helps aspiring authors get their articles created more quickly and without feeling like they have to do everything by themselves.
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enquiries@adhpublishing.com