The diagram illustrates a reducer bar that adjusts the amount of throw to a glow engine throttle. The reducer bar adjusts the amount of throw to...
Another use for those clear plastic bottles. They are a great source of molded canopies and windshields and come in sizes suited to custom canopies. Illustration...
Piper Cub Rick Rader, Cleveland, Ohio Every modeler’s hangar should have a Cub! Rick writes that this Hazel Sig 1/6-scale Piper Cub kit was a challenging...
Seagull Models Bird Dog Intended for a 60 to 85cc engine, this built-up model features plug-in wings with fast-connect struts, a functional right side door with...
In 2017, German pilot Niels Herbrich flew his homemade remote-control plane at 465mph (Mach 0.62). Six years later, his speed record remains unbroken. The Mach Initiative...
The Convair Model 48 Charger was an early-1960’s turboprop with a top speed of 277 knots. It was a prototype light attack and observation aircraft of...
To cut exactly matching splices in two pieces of balsa, tape the sticks together, allowing a generous overlap, then slice with a very sharp blade along...
A very effective vibration damper for big engines is used between the firewall and the engine mount. Use suitable size slices of radiator, heater or windshield...
Testing is now underway on NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft, a nuclear-powered, car-sized aerial drone that will look for potential precursors to life on Saturn’s moon, Titan. Dragonfly’s...
The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider took to the skies over the company’s Plant 42 facility in Palmdale, California, on Nov. 10—less than one year since its...
Box-type fuselages can be held square and clamped by using the components of two tri-squares on one blade. You can also use a magnet board with...
Grind off and sharpen corners of razor saws to eliminate accidental sticking and gouging as you build. This mod can be applied to a variety of...