Tag Archives: model airplane parts

Back in the days when these things were allowed, aviation pioneer Harry Atwood landed his plane on the White House lawn, the finale of the first flight from Boston to Washington, D.C. Atwood would go on to other great feats, … Continue reading →

Mark Kelm’s desire to build faster, more efficient machines began when he played with a toy gun as a child. That early flirtation with a toy grew into a science project that tests how airplane surface texture affects speed. The … Continue reading →

Photo Gallery View Gallery (4 images) How does one arrive at a wedding? Car? Carriage? How about homemade airplane? That’s the plan for aviation geek Asmelash Zeferu. After an aborted attempt earlier this year, he is taking to the skies … Continue reading →

U.S. aviation regulators on Monday will propose mandatory inspections and, if necessary, replacement of suspect parts on nearly 1,600 jetliners to prevent potentially catastrophic failures. The pair of proposed Federal Aviation Administration safety directives, related to certain Boeing Co. and … Continue reading →

More than a century ago, the Wright Brothers achieved the first successful flight with an aircraft weighing 750 pounds, including the pilot and motor. That’s quite a different proposition from the A380 superjumbos of today which carry hundreds of passengers … Continue reading →

“Reason is immortal, all else is mortal” said Pathagoras, but for a brief span of 59 years, Steve Hed trumped reason with pure creativity. From the earliest days of the second Industrial Revolution, when a chain first drove a cog … Continue reading →

The LaRose Industries Peanuts Flying Ace Ride-On toy is being recalled because the toy’s blue hubcaps can detach from the wheel’s axle, posing a choking hazard to young children.(Photo: Courtesy CPSC) A line of ride-on toys modeled after old-style airplanes … Continue reading →