A quick way to prevent kives from rolling off your building board: just “rubber-band” or tape a short length of balsa (e.g., 3/16-inch square) to the...
In a piece of thin cardboard, cut a hole that’s just large enough to fit around a wheel hub. Roll the tire downward, in sert the...
Drill Extension Pin drills are great for drilling extremely small holes and are available in a variety of sizes. The only issue with using a pin...
Zipline is a rapidly growing firm founded in San Francisco and operating in Africa that is planning expansion to global markets. It offers autonomous delivery of...
Bigger models fly better. It’s a fact of physics because while you can scale an airplane down, you can’t scale an air molecule. Not only do...
The UK-led, Europe-based Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) seeks to deliver a new 6th-generation manned Tempest fighter and complementary systems for operational use starting in 2035....
F-101 Voodoo Chuck Cawthon, Garland, Texas Chuck enjoys scratch-building models from the early jet era and says that he trades scale proportions for good flying performance....
Have you ever tried to find the light-fixture pull-cord in the darkness of your shop? Take a white cap from an aerosol can, drill a hole...
Jon Ellis has been flying beautifully built scale helicopters for years, and I have had the pleasure of running into him at events in the Southeast....
The big danger when you use pliers to cut wire is that the cut ends usually fly off at high velocity. Fill the cavity in the...
“The Ultimate plane for the private flyer,” so read the advertisement for the Velie Monocoupe in the late 1920s. “A dehydrated version of the ‘Spirit of...
Well-known in the RC glider industry for producing high-quality, high-performance carbon-fiber models, Armsoar models have won competitions at the highest level. Armsoar recently collaborated with Performance...