Model Airplanes

Very soon after the advent of the airplane building, collecting models of airplanes became a hobby of the young and old alike. model airplanes in the earlier era could fly short distances, using basic aeronautic principles. model airplane enthusiasts in the earlier days burnt a lot of midnight oil, to build their model airplanes from a kit or a plan. Today, it is fairly simple for newcomers, with the advent of RTF (ready to fly) and ARTF (almost ready to fly) model airplane kits, to get initiated in this wonderful and amazing hobby. The real model airplane enthusiasts still swear by the old method of building and flying their own model planes from scratch. They believe and rightly so, that building the model aircraft is as much fun as flying it.

Basically two types of model airplanes or scaled down versions of actual full size planes are available, static or non-flying and flying models. Static models are usually made of wood, plastic, paper or metal. Static models are used in wind tunnels to aid the design of full-scale airplanes. They are also used as promotional items by airlines. Flying models are used for aeromodelling.

These days the model airplane enthusiast is spoilt for choices, as a variety of model airplane kits are available in the market. However, its important to decide, which type of kit is suitable for you. Depending on your building skills and experience,

Article source: http://goodherald.com/types-of-model-aircraft-you-can-fly/

KLAMATH FALLS — Through a seemingly endless parade of books, movies, documentaries, archival footage and photographs, World War II and its impact still seem so accessible even though its origins began over 75 years ago.

Among the items on display at a new exhibit at the Klamath County Museum of one of the key battles of that war are handmade aircraft models, showing a unique and local perspective of life on the homefront during the war.

While Klamath County sent many of its young men and women off to war, the effort at home was dedicated as well. Timber mills and factories churned out wood products for the war effort at a frantic pace, and the rail lines steadily shipped materials to the front. Families grew victory gardens, bought war bonds, and kids collected scrap metal.

Among those young kids in Klamath Falls doing their part was Chuck Johnson, now 88, who vicariously connected with the epic air battles of the war by developing a passion for wooden World War II aircraft models.

In 1942, Johnson saw a peer with an aircraft model and bought it from him for a quarter. He soon found out that Wes Withrow, owner of a woodshop in the Mills Addition, had made it, and, along with other students, an after-school model-making club soon formed.

Using magazines and an Aeronautic Aircraft Spotters Guide for Civil Defense, kids ages 12-13 carved wood blocks leftover from local mills into intricate models of the fighters and bombers immersed in combat overseas.

Using pieces from

Article source: http://www.nrtoday.com/oregon-museum-displays-wwii-models-built-years-ago/article_0dfa21fb-72a3-5fa1-9815-c34100558bd6.html

Air Force photograph by Christian Turner

Trever Bush, 412th OSS Parachute Test Team, examines the Remotely Piloted Parachute System after its maiden flight May 23, 2017. Bush designed and built the guidance system using off-the-shelf parts like electrically operated servos and a radio control system much like one for a model airplane.

Two teams collaborated for the first-ever test of a remotely piloted parachute system on the range at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., May 23, 2017.

The 412th Operations Support Squadron Airdrop Research and Development Parachute Test Team and the XCITE innovation team worked together to develop a low-cost, locally-built guidance system to support unmanned parachute tests.

Before a new parachute is ever used by humans, it is dropped using dummies specifically designed for parachute testing. Once clear of the aircraft, the dummies are typically at the mercy of the winds. The remote system is designed to manipulate the toggles – the parachute’s control handles – much the same way a live jumper would, allowing some control over the descent of the test article.

Trever Bush, 412th OSS Parachute Test Team, designed and built the guidance system using off-the-shelf parts like electrically operated servos and a radio control system much like one for a model airplane.

Air Force photograph by Christian Turner

A parachute test dummy exits a C-17 Globemaster III and begins its descent to earth under guidance of a Remotely Piloted Parachute System. This was the maiden flight of the RPPS.

“This system gives us more control,”

Article source: http://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2017/06/02/innovation-for-dummies-pays-off-for-parachute-testing/

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. – Through a seemingly endless parade of books, movies, documentaries, archival footage and photographs, World War II and its impact still seem so accessible even though its origins began over 75 years ago.

Among the items on display at a new exhibit at the Klamath County Museum of one of the key battles of that war are handmade aircraft models, showing a unique and local perspective of life on the homefront during the war.

While Klamath County sent many of its young men and women off to war, the effort at home was dedicated as well. Timber mills and factories churned out wood products for the war effort at a frantic pace, and the rail lines steadily shipped materials to the front. Families grew victory gardens, bought war bonds, and kids collected scrap metal.

Among those young kids in Klamath Falls doing their part was Chuck Johnson, now 88, who vicariously connected with the epic air battles of the war by developing a passion for wooden World War II aircraft models.

In 1942, Johnson saw a peer with an aircraft model and bought it from him for a quarter. He soon found out that Wes Withrow, owner of a woodshop in the Mills Addition, had made it, and, along with other students, an after-school model-making club soon formed.

Using magazines and an Aeronautic Aircraft Spotters Guide for Civil Defense, kids ages 12-13 carved wood blocks leftover from local mills into intricate models of the fighters and bombers

Article source: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/jun/03/oregon-museum-displays-wwii-models-built-75-years-/