This friction-fit hatch hold-down is simple to make and effective. Glue the thick-walled rubber tubing supplied with nylon pushrods to the fuselage former as shown. A...
RBC Kits P-80 Shooting Star This wood kit comes with CNC-cut ribs and formers featuring a tab-lock design for easier assembly. Full-size rolled plans, downloadable instructions...
Compression springs are much better on steerable tail wheels because they accept abuse. They’re used on full-size aircraft, and you can make them into springs from...
Held on October 7 and 8, the biannual Dawn Patrol Rendezvous WW I Fly-In took place at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Adjacent...
TAPERED SCREWS No matter how precisely you think you’ve drilled your holes in your model airplane, when it’s time to screw in bolts and other threaded...
Packed with scale details uncommon in a jet this size and with a high-performance, 4S 11-blade electric-ducted-fan power system installed, this 64mm Rafale is a terrific...
No matter how careful you are, accidents and hard landings are a normal—if disappointing—part of the hobby. There’s no reason, however, to trash your foam crash!...
Based in Switzerland, Flyability has been a dominant manufacturer of drones specialized for indoor and confined-space inspection since its original Elios took the $1 million prize...
The Standard J-1 was a primary trainer used by the Army Air Service from 1917 to 1918. The J-1 was developed from the earlier Sloan and...
Textron’s Bell has won the U.S. Army’s competition to build the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA), the service’s largest helicopter procurement decision in 40 years. The...
Our friends at Du-Bro keep bringing out useful products that I love having in the shop. Having the right tool makes the project at hand go...
Airbus well be testing on a modified A380 testbed a hydrogen fuel cell engine and, alternately, a hydrogen-fueled turbofan. Turbofans were originally thought to be a...