Precise setting of the throttle while bench-running an engine is assured by this rachet made from a comb epoxied into a block with a rubber band...
Sensiworm resembles an inchworm and is self-contained with on-board power, computing, and pressure resources. A remote operator can wirelessly control its movements and receive real-time feedback....
Too simple to be true is this method of holding the fin upright while the glue sets. It’s a cord stretched over the fin and taped...
Before shortening a screw with a hacksaw, run the nut onto the screw first. After cutting, the heavy burr formed is easily removed by the removal...
On 4 October, the Army announced its choice of the Kaman KARGO for a Heavy-Lift Vertical Take Off & Landing (HVTOL) drone capable of carrying supplies...
The 1946 A-bomb tests at Bikini Atoll were too dangerous for conventional aircraft, and this led to the adoption of RC flight control of a fleet...
Built in 1944 by Goodyear as a Corsair Mk.IV, KD431 initially received US Navy Bureau Number BuNo.14862. The aircraft was shipped to the UK in November...
An old scale with a number of holes drilled through it can be used as a very effective beam compass when drawing those plans. Place pencil...
During the tumultuous era of World War I, the German Albatros D.Va soared into the aviation scene. With its powerful Mercedes D.III engine, the Albatros played...
Introduced in 1956, the 182 has been produced in a number of variants, including a version with retractable landing gear, and is the second-most popular Cessna...
The original KR-21 is a beautiful Golden Age airplane with a radial engine. The Kreider-Reisner KR-21 series began in 1928 as a two-seat parasol monoplane. Later,...
The Sukhoi Su-27 is a twin-engine fighter that was designed to counter the U.S. Navy’s F-14 Tomcat and the Air Force F-15 Eagle. Code named “Flanker,”...