IRON-ON HINGES This hinging method provides free movement with no air gap. Cut two strips of 3/4-inch-wide MonoKote the length of the control surface. Overlap the...
Affectionately known as the “Gooney Bird,” the C-47 was used extensively during WW II, dropping paratroopers during the D-Day invasion, flying the Berlin Airlift, and several...
Ah, there’s nothing like the smell of glow fuel in the morning! My apologies to all you movie buffs, but if you fly glow-powered models, you...
In late June, Guy Norris reported on Aviationweek.com that Boeing is reimagining how work is achieved when all barriers to exchanging information are removed. This includes...
It sounds like a riddle: How do you fit an entire airplane with a seven-foot wingspan inside a backpack? If I were to answer that question...
Defensenews.com reported that on Friday, July 1, India successfully carried out the first flight of the Stealth Wing Flying Testbed, or SWiFT, an autonomous drone technology...
Electric Ducted Fan (EDF) jets are ubiquitous at flying fields everywhere. The performance of LiPo batteries and electric power systems has come a long way in...
This scroll saw blade holder enables you to keep new blades right on hand! Plug one enf of a PVC pipe, and loosely cap the other...
Strip away the framework from an old sun umbrella, fit the cloth with rigging lines, and the resulting “parachute” is ideal for air-show drops. Don’t seal...
Interestingengineering.com reported that in April, Florida-based Undefined Technologies unveiled its silent (or at least relatively quiet) eVTOL drone, Silent Ventus. The drone is powered by ion...
Rolls-Royce is developing a turbogenerator at its Dahlewitz facility in Germany for use in advanced-air-mobility (AAM) propulsion systems for electric short-takeoff-and landing (eSTOL) and vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL)...
Make 1/16-inch slots in your plane’s wings, then install these useful skids that can be fashioned from any of a variety of materials. The holes serve...