New Atlas

Flying V long-distance plane makes its first flight as a scale model

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 ...
autoevolution

Scale Model of Brand-New Blended-Wing Body Aircraft to Fly Soon

As the U.S. Air Force is moving to modernize its fleet of aircraft, it is looking to new and innovative designs to help it advance its goals. And one such design is that of a blended-wing body ...
Hackaday

Building A Giant Remote Controlled Model Airbus A380 In A Year

A year ago [Ramy RC] set out on a momentous challenge: to build a 1:21 scale Airbus A380-800 RC model with functional engines, landing gear and all other details. Recently he finished the project and ...
pressconnects

Model airplanes impress crowds during Fun-Fly

CHENANGO BRIDGE – Model airplanes swirled, spiraled and swooped as their motors hummed Sunday for the 30th annual Giant Scale Fun-Fly event hosted by the Binghamton Aeros club. Sunday was the second ...
Polygon

3 things I learned about the 40K hobby by building a scale model airplane

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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine

You Think Your Model Airplane Collection is Big? The Smithsonian Has More Than 4,000

One of the Museum's most popular models, this replica of the Johnson Monoplane was built in 1959 by Julius and Harry Johnson—who designed and built the original aircraft in 1910. Among the historic ...