If you want to become the best aerobatic pilot possible, you need to master key maneuvers by taking small steps. First, make sure you’re proficient in...
Aerobatics: The crazy effort to put a plane through a flying routine that it doesn’t really want to go through. Altimeter: Precision instrument few RC pilots...
The entire British Concorde fleet gathered at London Heathrow Airport, January 21, 1986. The occasion was the 10-year anniversary of British Concorde flight service. The Concorde...
When a ground effect ship moves forward at high speed, the vehicle’s body rises completely free of the surface and flies on a cushion of air...
Wheel pants tend to rotate around the axle. Add a toothed locking washer (see arrow) to keep the pants aligned and parallel to the ground. Of...
Some transmitters have an abundance of switches for auxiliary functions, and there are times when it’s hazardous to take your eyes off your airplane to identify...
The SubSonex TwinJet Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) is based on Sonex’s manned, single-engine SubSonex Personal Jet. The SubSonex Personal Jet is rated for +6G and -3G...
Envelope expansion marks the first of three main flight test phases planned for the X-59. The second phase, starting in 2023, will consist of acoustic validation...
To tighten a metal spinner backplate that fits the shaft too loosely, use a center punch to make a few punch marks around the shaft hole....
To avoid having servo leads festooned across your fuselage interior, tightly wrap each one around a dowel of a suitable size, then remove the dowels and...
For 40+ years the UH-60 Black Hawk has been a mainstay in American combat helicopters. Competing teams are now developing prototypes for a next-generation military helicopter...
Small business Platform Aerospace continued to set records in 2021 with its Vanilla Unmanned family of drones, but the company says it’s working to ensure it...