Hackaday

Building A Giant Remote Controlled Model Airbus A380 In A Year

A year ago [Ramy RC] set out on a momentous challenge: to build a 1:21 scale Airbus A380-800 RC model with functional engines, landing gear and all other details. Recently he finished the project and ...
Polygon

3 things I learned about the 40K hobby by building a scale model airplane

Over the summer last year I took my daughters out to Bong State Recreation Area in Wisconsin. The massive park offers miles and miles of walking and riding trails, large camping areas, a place to ride ...
Flightglobal

Jekta to begin flight testing scale model of hydrogen-electric amphibian

Swiss start-up Jekta plans next month to begin flight testing a scale model of the amphibious hydrogen-electric passenger aircraft it aims to bring to market next decade. The company released images ...
Hackaday

Building A Truss-Braced Model Airplane: Sense Or Nonsense?

Following NASA’s recent results with truss-braced wing airplanes and the benefits this could bring to full-sized airplanes, [Think Flight] figured that if it helps with those airplanes, perhaps it may ...
Vintage Aviation News on MSN

Model mania returns to the Museum of Flight for Valentine's Day weekend

Model Mania returns to The Museum of Flight on February 14–15, 2026, bringing the NorthWest Scale Modelers Show to Seattle with hundreds of detailed scale models and a special exhibit.