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 ...

A truck driver who spent two decades building a massive scale model of his native New York City was delighted when it went ...

It could be the perfect holiday gift: Affordable, gets kids away from screens, oozes nostalgia and is made in Massachusetts. Welcome to Guillow's. The model airplane and balsa wood glider company has ...

Balsa wood has long been revered for its strength and lightweight composition, two properties that make it ideal for building model structures and airplanes. Researchers from the US and China have ...

Ornithopters look silly. They look like something that shouldn’t work. An airplane with no propeller and wings that go flappy-flappy? No way that thing is going to fly. There are, however, a multitude ...

Meet Joe Macken, the genius who’s spent 21 years building an insane 3D model of New York City (NYC) out of balsa wood. This New Yorker’s dedication is next level- he’s got nearly a million buildings ...

(AP) For more than two decades, truck driver Joe Macken spent his free time building a massive scale model of his native New ...

The snap could really sting. If you wound your Jetstream 55 balsa wood glider’s “motor” too tight or the band was old, that backfire had a bite. Remember playing with a wind-up rubber band-powered toy ...

From the creator of critically acclaimed Kerbal Space Program comes another flight sim that promises a unique gameplay experience: Balsa Model Flight Simulator. After a 1-month open beta that saw more ...