Launching things with electromagnetism is pretty fun, with linear induction motors being a popular design that finds use from everywhere in hobby designs like [Tom Stanton]’s to the electromagnetic ...

Die-cast airplane models are highly detailed metal replicas valued by aviation enthusiasts for their accuracy and historical significance, with a collecting history spanning over a century. The hobby ...

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 ...

In this video, we explore an airplane model factory in Southern China, focusing on the detailed processes of polishing metal, painting, and assembly. The pad printing technique used requires 200-300 ...

In Airplane Model Special No. 55, we feature the Bf109G series, focusing on the 1/48 Messerschmitt Bf109 G-6 Late Production ...

The inaugural “Vintage Models Over Valley Forge” event on Sept. 30 attracted vintage model airplane enthusiasts from several states, local hobbyists and spectators. Held at the Valley Forge Signal ...

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 ...

The Flite Fest model airplane festival attracts thousands of DIY aviation enthusiasts who use advances in materials and electronics to push the limits of their own creativity and share their knowledge ...

MILFORD — Every Tuesday and Thursday for more than a quarter of a century, a group of men work all morning building model airplanes from blueprints and kits in a small workshop behind the gym in the ...

Pilots of all ages fly models of all types at Academy of Model Aeronautics clubs. The Academy also awards academic scholarships to graduating seniors who have been AMA members for three years. Among ...

One of the many warplane models flew over the airstrip during the Lexington Model Airplane Club's annual Giant Model Airplane Show held at their airfield in Lexington, Ky. on Saturday, September 15, ...