To simulate cannon in the leading edges of sport-scale models, use the little nylon dipper tubes from bottle of “liquid paper” thinner. These flexible nylon tubes...
Put a rubber tube over the shank of your screwdriver to avoid damaging your engine’s cylinder fins if the screwdriver slips. Adapted from 400 Great R/C...
In the first photo, German scientists are seen testing a Messerschmitt Bf 109 in a wind tunnel, circa 1940. In the second, a Loening SCL-1 seaplane...
Phoenix 2, Lilium’s 5th Generation Technology Demonstrator, has achieved full transition from hover to wing-borne flight on both the wings and canards. According to the German...
On many cowled gasoline engines, it’s difficult to reach in to choke the intake. Silver-solder a regular copper plumbing elbow, cut as required, to an adapter...
One foot of no. 12-2 electrical wire costs very little. Strip away the heavy outer covering to expose the conductors, then pull the insulation off the...
Silicone molds and cast parts have been a go-to technique for scale modelers for decades. Advantages of this process include the ability to quickly reproduce complex...
The first U.S. Air Force aircraft capable of supersonic speed at level flight, the North American F-100 made its mark on aviation history. Matt Balazs built...
This practical, real-world turbine-powered design would seem at home in a sci-fi movie. The Mayman Aerospace Speeder is designed to lift up to 600 lb. of...
Roban has built a great reputation for producing high-quality scale helicopters since 2011. I’ve found their ARF models to be surprisingly easy to assemble and finish....
A radical new aircraft design ostensibly could cut the time of transatlantic flights by more than five times, claims Spanish designer Oscar Viñals. Viñals envisions an...
The most famous Nieuport WW I fighter, the Nieuport 17 sesquiplane, appeared in early 1916. Powered by the 110hp Le Rhône rotary engine, the Nieuport 17...