Once upon a time, a radio controlled plane was a hefty and complex thing. They required small nitro engines, support equipment, and relatively heavy RC electronics. Times have changed since then, as ...

In this first installment of our RC Aircraft Masterclass series, we dive into the essential topic of finding, printing, and making plans for building your aircraft. Whether you're a beginner or an ...

Eurocopter's X3 hybrid helicopter demonstrator combined the full hover flight capabilities of a helicopter with the fast cruise speeds of a turboprop-powered aircraft by basically installing two ...

Radio control flyer Scott Swanger operates a radio control jet Friday at the Lima Area Radio Kontrol Society airfield outside Delphos. DELPHOS — Their feet may still be planted on the ground, but when ...

The Primary focus of THE LIGHTER SIDE OF RC revolves around my love of FLYING & BUILDING all types of model aircraft! It's ...

The aircraft buzzing around Highway 180 this weekend are small, but they’re not drones. They’re scale models, but they’re nothing like what you might’ve toyed with as a kid. They’re here for the 40th ...

Recently I was able to build a version of a tiny microcontroller-based LED strobe light for RC airplanes. The build is not very advanced, but it is almost a complete kit. Let’s start with the easy ...

In 2011, Raphael Pirker used a RiteWing Zephyr II remote-controlled flying wing to record aerial video of a hospital campus for use in a television advertisement. That act resulted in the Federal ...