A scale model of a futuristic "Flying V" aircraft has made a successful maiden flight in Germany. Delft University of Technology in Holland is spearheading the project, which is backed by Dutch ...

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 ...

Which flying model airplane kit is best? There are plenty of flying model airplane kits out there for everyone from enthusiastic adults to small kids, and it can be fun to put one together as a child ...

The rules for the new F4K-Class Scale Helicopters have been published. This will give new impetus to the popular classes where building and constructing are combined with flying. To read more, ...

NEWPORT NEWS—Joe Lupton, past president of the Newport News Park Radio Control Club, credits his career as an Army pilot during Vietnam, followed by a 25-year stint as an airline pilot to his early ...

Peter Caddick holds his plane - a model of aviation with a whole world of potential - in his hand. The small-scale airplane's fate also lies in his hand, or at least his fingers. Expertly maneuvering ...

The Flying-V’s unique design places the passenger cabin, the cargo hold and the fuel tanks in the wings, and experts hope that the plane’s aerodynamic shape will cut fuel consumption by 20% compared ...

Visitors will see some of history’s well-known airframes at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force over Labor Day weekend, but they won’t just be the ones inside the galleries. Scale versions of ...

It was over casual dinner conversation in 1988 that Ken Casser first heard of an aerodrome in Port Washington - an unvarnished, open field for flying remote-controlled model airplanes and helicopters.

WLKY’S ALEX DURHAM SHARES WHY A HOBBY. ALEX: THE RIVER CITY RADIO CONTROLLERS HAVE BEEN FLYING HERE AT BILL FLUKE AIRFIELD SINCE 1999. WE TALKED WITH MEMBERS ABOUT HOW THIS HOBBY IS SOMEWHAT OF A ...