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 ...

Here is an affordable circuit of a tiny, lightweight, and easy to handle lost model alarm (LMA) for model RC planes. A simple LMA beeps so you can listen for it while you carry out your search and ...

Thousands of attendees from all over the world will gather July 9-12 for the Second Annual Flite Fest, organized by radio-controlled (RC) aircraft Youtube channel celebrities from Flite Test. RC ...

TEMPERANCE, Mich. (WTVG) - The Weak Signals RC Plane Flying Club is holding its annual Great Lakes Fly-in. Aviation enthusiasts from all over the country are showing off their RC fighter jets, ...

Once upon a time, RC planes were expensive models that took months to build and big money to equip with electronics. Since the 20th century though, powerful batteries have become cheap, as have servos ...

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 ...

FARMINGTON — Once a month, the gym at Piedra Vista High School's Jerry A. Conner Fieldhouse is filled with the buzzing of tiny airplanes. That's because a group of model airplane pilots armed with ...

Peter Caddick holds his plane - a model of aviation with a whole world of potential - in his hand. The small-scale airplane's fate also lies in his hand, or at least his fingers. Expertly maneuvering ...

Whether they're off-road trucks, race cars, or airplanes, RC models are a hoot to "drive." But planes are a bit more entertaining, mostly because you need to hone a few extra skills to take off and ...

Teenager Nathaniel Rowell stared intently at the large screen in front of him while clutching the remote control in both ...

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 ...

Standing on the shoulder of a road that winds its way up the hill from the Livermore Valley to Del Valle Regional Park, a shirtless Don Clark flings his glider into the wind. It is, by gliding ...