In this article, you’ll learn the flying techniques used to perform the elevator, inside waterfall, and parachute. You should, of course, practice each maneuver on a...
The P-47 Thunderbolt is one of the most iconic warbirds ever. Over the years, the P-47 has been modelled many times and in various color schemes...
While hobbies are meant to be fun, operating remote control aircraft carries its own unique set of safety challenges, similar to those of our full-scale brethren....
Dot Marks the Spot To mark the center-of-gravity balance points on the wings of your model airplanes, first run a piece of 1-inch-wide low-tack tape along...
In this article, I’ll share with you some of my experiences doing drone photography with my new flying camera. I learned on a DJI Mavic Pro,...
One aspect of UAV design is the control system, and virtual simulations are being used to design drone control systems. Aviationtoday.com reported that this summer, Boeing...
Breakingdefense.com reported that the US Air Force hopes to develop and field autonomous combat drones that would augment piloted fighters “in the mid to late 2020s,”...
Today it’s common to see all sorts of almost-ready-to-fly (ARF) planes at the flying field. ARFs make it possible to get into the air quickly so...
If you load up your airplane with cameras, simulated bombs or other payloads that add weight and are curious how this will affect wing loading, here’s...
It may look like the biggest slow-flight RC model you’ve ever seen, but Airbus’s Zephyr S is actually a High-Altitude Platform Station, and it’s setting records...
Most of today’s transparent plastic bottle are molded out of poly-carbonate, which is as clear as glass and very tough. Pacer Canopy glue from Zap Adhesives...
An exciting new hybrid fixed-wing/rotary aircraft design by Rogelio Lozano recently appeared on YouTube. His invention transforms from a fixed wing aircraft to a rotary wing...