Leading aviation firms are developing 1-Megawatt (1,300hp) full-scale electric aircraft motors, opening a new era in full-scale electric flight. At the June, 2023 Paris Air Show,...
On Wednesday, June 28, Joby announced that its first aircraft, manufactured at its Pilot Production Line in Marina, California, has been granted a Special Airworthiness Certificate...
For those of us enthralled by the fun of building a model in our workshop the traditional way, going back to hands-on wood crafting techniques to...
For smoother running, those delightful, vintage-style Trexler balloon wheels need metal or nylon bushings in their wooden hubs. To prevent the bushing from being plugged with...
Boston, MA-based Maglev Aero, one of many innovative firms present at the June 19 – 25, ’23 Paris Air Show, is showing a potentially revolutionary eVTOL...
The U.S. Air Force will soon select the first new air superiority aircraft (aka “NGAD” platform) in over 30 years. As reported by Aviationweek.com, “Air Force...
Have you ever installed the firewall and then realized that you haven’t first installed the blind nuts? There’s a solution. Feed music wire through the firewall...
This holder enables you to cycle new, unsoldered Ni-Cads before you assemble them into packs, and you can also use it as a battery case for...
For some years, federal and state agencies have been taking quiet steps toward designing and building the infrastructure needed to support the full-scale multirotors that will...
Extraordinary RC airplanes were shown by a variety of firms at the AUVSI 2023 Xponential show. Held in Denver, CO, May 8 – 11, the 50th-anniversary...
Here’s an almost-ready-made, spring-loaded, hatch latch: an empty ballpoint-pen cartridge. Two pieces of brass tube (a) are the bushings, and they’re glued below the hatch structure....
Buy some inexpensive file handles, then cut your Allen wrenches as shown, leaving just a short 90-degree bend. Expoxy the bent end securely into the handle,...