During the Cold War, Boeing developed plans to load a 747 with as many as 72 air-launched cruise missiles. The variant was to serve as a...
Spare motors should be treated kindly. Why not “nest” them in their own carrying case, e.g., an inexpensive plastic box with snap latches. Line it with...
Bend the end of a piece of wire to form a U, then glue a shaped piece of wood into it to make a skid, as...
As reported by Evtol.com, Oregon-based Element 1 Corporation has teamed up with Nexa Capital Partners, a financial and economic advisory company in Washington, D.C. in an...
China over recent decades has been putting prodigious effort into modernizing its jet fighters. This snapshot reveals only some of the modern aircraft China has developed....
A broken mounting lug on a servo case led to this neat fix. You can use a piece of wire with a loop on each end,...
This is a great tool to have when you want to sand spacers, uprights and diagonals. Cut a 12×18-inch base out of high-quality, solid plywood or...
Embraer has unveiled four sustainable propulsion aircraft designs that suggest future configurations of hybrid-turbine and hydrogen-electric aircraft. The four designs were recently cited by Aviationweek.com and...
French carmaker Renault has marked the 60th anniversary of its most iconic model by building the AIR4, a flying version of the Renault 4. More than...
Needle valves are much too close to propellers for comfort. (When will manufacturers put them at the rear of the engine or make a provision for...
If you have a wing left over from a defunct high-wing model and would like to use it on a low-wing plane, you’ll discover that the...
For classic open cockpit airplanes, there’s no getting around the need for windshields. Aircraft like the Waco and Stearman biplanes would just look wrong if we...