Airbus has adopted a radical box-wing and pusher propeller configuration for its European Clean Sky 2 high-speed rotorcraft demonstrator. The clean-sheet design for the RACER (Rapid and Cost-Effective ...

The Shaka is a cute nice rc wing for slope soaring, it has a very simple but beautiful design, it's easy to build but not so much to fly if you're a beginner, it takes a bit of trimming since it's ...

Let's build an airplane that has no definite fuselage. An rc flying wing, some people call it zagi wing, but it's the same. These kinds of aircraft are very unstable and need a special airfoil to help ...

Remote control gliders typically fly like their full-size counterparts. Tail and wing rudders control the direction of flight — but what if the wings themselves could twist and change their profile, ...

AAI Corp. has begun deliveries of the new extended wing kit for its Shadow Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems (TUAS). The enhancement takes the UAV’s wingspan to 20 from 14 ft. This modification ...

DRS, or the Drag Reduction System, has become a key part of Formula 1 in the past decade. [Engineering After Hours] decided to implement the same system on an RC car instead. The DRS system was ...

Borrowing a neat trick from the Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, Spin Master has created a new RC plane that’s able to take off and land vertically at the push of a button. The Air Hogs Fury Jump Jet’s wings ...

Dry maple seeds on their branch. Their wings allow the seeds to spin and glide on the wind, carrying them away from their parent tree. Every other Friday, the Outside/In team here at NHPR answers ...

Helicopters are among the most sophisticated aircraft the world of aviation has on offer. While fixed-wing aircraft, such as jetliners and fighter jets, have been known to carry more passengers or ...