Seventy-five years ago this month, the D-Day invasion to liberate France was kicked off by almost 1,000 C-47 Dakota planes - the military version of the two-engine DC-3 commercial airliner - dropping ...

TBRC is your trusted source for in-depth reviews of model aircraft, breaking down how they fly, what to expect before you buy, and step-by-step tutorials on flying RC planes. What started as a project ...

I think any one of us with a mechanical inclination has always loved aircraft as much as we’re obsessed with cars. And if you were like me as a kid, you were always fascinated with RC airplanes, ...

Such is not the case, however, with the new Tornado Updraft 12. The remote-control aircraft comes in the form of an assemble-it-yourself kit, and is the result of a collaboration between US companies ...

Dave Murray, of Elgin, makes his living in the pilot seat aboard United Airlines Boeing 777s, shuttling scores of passengers in a multi-million dollar aircraft between O’Hare Airport and Europe. But ...

FORT BELVOIR, Va. (July 12) -- Two local military officers, with a passion for aviation history, spend much of their free time building and flying radio controlled planes modeled after some of the ...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Remote control pilots from around northern Michigan took to the sky to show off their skills this weekend. The Traverse Area Model Piloting Society(TRAMPS) ...

Jul 28, 2017 Jul 28, 2017 Updated Jul 29, 2017 At just 9 years old, Karsen Gradille is the youngest flyer of the Santa Maria-based Tri-Valley RC Modelers, which builds and flies model airplanes, ...

As a kid, I fantasized about being born 75 years earlier so I could’ve flown fighters in World War II. Now that I’m an adult, I know I would’ve been a transport pilot at best—but I still think I would ...

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 ...

Evett’s Model Shop will close by the end of the year after a recent rent increase depleted its ability to stay open. The store has helped locals build models, RC cars, planes and an assortment of ...