Correspondent photo / John D. Bagnola Arthur Griffin of McDonald, 85, has built more than 400 model airplanes from scratch. He made his first one at the age of 8. Some of his models are made with ...
Which Guillows model airplane kits are best? Flying through the air has captivated us for over a century. With so many famous flying machines throughout history, enthusiasts love to commemorate one of ...
As far as Jack Bally was concerned, if you spent enough time admiring a plane, you might as well build one of your own. That’s why the Vietnam veteran and aviation enthusiast decided to build a 1:3 ...
A model of a Lockheed Constellation built from a non-standard scales nearly 60 years old. Back then, most models were designed to fit a very specific box size. [Courtesy: Terry Moore] Scale modeling, ...
Over the summer last year I took my daughters out to Bong State Recreation Area in Wisconsin. The massive park offers miles and miles of walking and riding trails, large camping areas, a place to ride ...
David Shuster gripped the model airplane with a light hand, his other twirling the propeller for what seemed like ages, twisting up the rubber band that serves as the plane’s power source. The plane ...
Last year we caught wind of an interesting aviation concept cooked up by engineers at TU Delft, which consisted of a novel V-shaped design that promises significant efficiency gains over conventional ...
DARPA has selected Aurora Flight Sciences to build a full-scale X-plane to demonstrate the viability of using active flow control (AFC) actuators for primary flight control. The award is Phase 3 of ...