A 3D-printed plane with tissue paper wings and a supercapacitor charged in four seconds managed 45 seconds of flight. Here's ...

We have all seen old rubber band wind-up planes built by crazy makers. Tom Stanton, a youtuber, just turned one into a 21st ...

British engineer Tom Stanton's aircraft weighs 15.6 grams, and is powered by a single 10 farad supercapacitor charged via ...

File picture: Jets parked on the tarmac of Geneva Airport - Copyright Tobias SCHWARZ File picture: Jets parked on the tarmac of Geneva Airport - Copyright Tobias ...

3D printing is transforming RC plane building, allowing hobbyists to create lightweight yet durable components tailored for performance. Choosing the right filament, optimizing structural design, and ...

One of the most important considerations when flying remote-controlled airplanes is weight. Especially if the airplane has a motor, this has a huge potential impact on weight. For this reason, ...

Last year, engineering students from the University of Virginia posted a YouTube video of a plastic turbofan engine that they had built using a 3D printer. When executives from The MITRE Corporation, ...

These cost savings are important for Boeing, which lost money on each 787 built until last year. This is quite normal for commercial jet programs, which sink a lot of money into initial research and ...

With 3D printing believed to bring a new round of manufacturing revolutions in the future, Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corp (AIDC) will consider applying 3D printing technologies to ...

The exact airfoil shape of a wing has a massive effect on the performance and efficiency of an aircraft and will be selected based on the intended flight envelope. If you’re moving beyond foam board ...

This article originally appeared on Lost at E Minor. First we brought you the crossbow built from office supplies, and now we’re proud to present… the paper airplane machine gun! With the power of 3D ...