EDITOR’S NOTE: A respected contributor to Model Airplane News, Columnist George Leu was a longtime personal friend. George’s involvement in serious scale models and competition went...
If you’ve ever had to build a replacement wing, you’ll know how tricky aligning the new wing to the existing attachment bolt holes can be. Here’s...
When it comes to scale RC planes, the biggest thing that ruins the scale look of the plane is a “smaller than scale” flying propeller. Many...
A resident of Mesa, Arizona, Noel Hunt has a longtime involvement in RC and is a member of the Arizona Model Aviators and Radio Control Club...
In the efflorescence of aircraft design in the 20th century, many experimenters designed aircraft with a round, disc-shaped, low-aspect-ratio wing planform. Some were flight tested and...
The “Hole” Story Many model airplane kits come with the wing ribs cut to shape for you, but they neglect to provide holes in the ribs...
As noted in the 18 SEPTEMBER 2021 edition of the UNMANNED SYSTEMS NEWS (USN), swarms of drones have gotten a lot of time in the spotlight...
If you have plenty of spare servo wheels, recess two into the top of a wing, then drill them to take the wing bolts. They’ll act...
To hold a wheel pant firmly in place, yet still allow some flexibility, clamp a nose-gear steering arm to the part of the axle that’s inside...
Alexander Weygers was a polymath Dutch-American artist who is best known as a sculptor, painter, print maker, blacksmith, carpenter, philosopher, mechanical engineer, aerospace engineer, and author....
Aviationweek.com reported in early September that the low-cost Model 437 shown in the artist’s rendering is a “paper concept” intended to meet requirements for a new...
Use scissors or a hobby knife to cut off excess plastic, and then set your balsa stripper to the appropriate depth. (A Master Airscrew trimmer is...