Take a look at massive, expertly crafted RC airplanes that push the limits of design, power, and creativity in model aviation ...

Staff photo / J.T. Whitehouse Mahoning County Model Club member Ted Russell of Poland demonstrates his “rubber-band powered” model plane. He is the only one in the club with a fleet of rubber band ...

A close look at operating and managing unusually large RC planes, highlighting control, setup, and safe handling techniques.

Craig told me the members of this club, affiliated with the American Academy of Model Aeronautics, is made up of all walks of ...

Flying RC planes is a much beloved pastime, but the elation of flying these impressively engineered micro-aircraft also comes with the screaming pitfalls of cringeworthy crashes—and this 7-minute ...

SCHOOL YEAR. WELL, IT WAS AN AIR SHOW, BUT A SLIGHTLY SMALLER ONE IN AT LEE’S SUMMIT. IT’S NATIONAL MODEL AVIATION DAY, AND A LOCAL CLUB TOOK FLIGHT TO CELEBRATE KMBC NINE. ALAN SHOPE WAS THERE. IT’S ...

Props for your little RC airplane or drone are effectively consumables. They’re made of plastic, they’re cheap, and you’re going to break a lot of them. When you start swinging something larger than ...