Many readers may fondly recall building rubber-band-powered balsa wood model airplanes. While the things were kinda cool, they didn't fly for long, nor could they be remotely controlled. Such is not ...

From left: John Robison, Matt Druckerhammer and Floyd Czoski fly a One Nite28 balsa wood airplane, a Thermic B glider and a Thermic 18 glider respectively on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 at the South Hill ...

Lots of kids wish they could build an airplane and fly away, but Dutch teenager Jesse van Kuijk has become one of the rare few to make it happen with his pedal-powered plane made out of balsa wood, ...

Which model airplane kits are best? Model airplane kits are popular with kids and adults of all ages. They depict iconic aircraft from different eras with an extremely high level of detail. If you are ...

Are you familiar with balsa? It’s a type of wood found on a balsa tree, and “Life.Style.Live!” Science Guy Rick Crosslin says it’s perfect for creating paper airplanes. Watch the video above to learn ...

SKYWARD. BEFORE THERE WERE SCREENS, THERE WERE SKIES. BEFORE TIKTOKS, THERE WERE TAILSPINS AND BEFORE BATTERIES. THERE WAS BALSA WOOD. IT’S BASICALLY GLUE. A LITTLE BIT OF SANDPAPER AND THAT THAT WILL ...

THE STORY: Last month, the Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis held a dedication ceremony for Jim Lehmann and his model planes. Lehmann, a reading volunteer at the Boys & Girls Club, died in June 2009 of ...

Model airplanes have come a long way from the days when you stood in your backyard and the little buzzing plane whirled around on a string. These days, remote-controlled model airplanes are often ...