The FAA has released Engineering Brief #105 that provides initial guidelines for advanced electric-powered air mobility (AAM) aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) capability. As...
In many helicopters, the tank is positioned so that it’s hard to see, even when the heli hovers close-in. Mount a smaller tank in series, but...
This allows a rechargeable NiCad glow battery to be used on 1/2A engines. Reduce a piece of 1/8-inch dowel slightly, then thread three 8-32 nuts onto...
In February 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine, 17-year-old Igor Klymenko was forced to flee his home in Kyiv. He and his family moved to the countryside,...
The Air Force Award has awarded a $985 million Hypersonic Cruise Missile Contract to Raytheon Technologies to continue development of a new hypersonic missile. Raytheon and...
Threaded-wire pushrods can be difficult to screw into those flexible nylon pushrods. You could bend an “L” in the end of the wire, or use pliers,...
Stick a piece of self-adhesive magnetic strip inside the lid of your toolbox to hold Allen keys, knife blades, washers, nuts and more. Adapted from 400...
How many times have you lost a screw, washer, or other hardware piece and had to stop what you’re doing and run to the hardware store...
This year’s Top Gun Scale Invitational in Lakeland, Florida had a treasure-trove of impressive, never-before-seen scale models that looked as good on the ground as they...
Limosa Inc. is a technology start-up based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Limosa is preparing to fly a 10% scale model of its LimoConnect, a 7-seat aircraft...
Several advanced air mobility (AAM) startups see the FAA’s Part 103 rules for ultralight vehicles as a way to bring electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL)...
Pilot-RC P-47D 95″ Pilot-RC’s first composite scale warbird, this impressive 1/5-scale P-47D has full scale details, like rivets, panel lines, and simulated hatches, and it’s painted...