Touch it up! One of the very first things I do when I purchase a new foam plane is to get touch up paint mixed so...
New tanker aircraft concepts are in the news—and, for a change, are reprising the unconventional, and arguably long-overlooked blended-wing-body (BWB) aircraft design. Aviation commentators have occasionally...
The propellers used on WW2 fighters had varying blade counts owing to technical tradeoffs. A 2-blade prop has the least drag and is the most aerodynamically...
To check the current flowing through a factory-wired motor harness or other electrical circuit without cutting any wires, unplug one leg of the fuse, insert a...
Many years ago, we sent our models aloft on a wing and a prayer. There was no feedback that the radio connection wasn’t working well until...
If the handle comes off a file while you’re using it, it could stab your hand. To keep file handles firmly in place, use a cold-steel...
Instantly recognizable thanks to its bent-wing design, the Vought F4U Corsair has been a longtime modeler favorite. The U.S. Navy received its first production Corsair in...
In 2018, Military Sealift Command and Fleet Forces Command identified a need for the United States Navy to develop a capability to autonomously deliver cargo with...
A unique race was held in Italy in late 2003. The first Eurofighter “Typhoon” wearing the markings of the 4th Stormo (Wing) made its first public...
Expanded Scale Voltmeter (ESV) leads and sub-miniature phone jacks used for charging and other circuits have a very small space between the solder tabs, and rough...
Small jars, with their lids secured under the four wooden arms of this invention, rotate on a piece of broom handle to bring supplies conveniently to...
The Super Sonic Transport (SST) concept has been reborn as NASA’s X-59, which is designed to reduce window rattling sonic booms to a modest, uneventful “thump”...