Huey Matt Morley, Mahtomedi, Minnesota A 15th anniversary gift from Matt’s wife, this 800mm size Huey is built from a Roban kit from Motion RC. Matt...
A seemingly incongruous sight is a Boeing jetliner with canards up front—but the Boeing 757-200 Catfish airliner was exactly that. The Boeing Catfish 757 was built...
As recently reported by Popular Mechanics, a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) details how much it costs per hour to fly 47 different...
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...