New algorithms allow an autonomous robotic plane to dodge obstacles in a subterranean parking garage, without the use of GPS.
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How much throw should you use on each control surface of your new model airplane?
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Sometimes understanding the moments of inertia of a model airplane can help you make it fly better.
Keeping a flight log can be a great troubleshooting tool.
Watch the only civilian pilot in North America licensed to perform aerobatics in a full-size helicopter.
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Get the right speed control for your electric model airplane.
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Don’t panic! Using my special trick, measuring this one is dead simple.
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The World Book Encyclopedia 2013 will contain what should be a familiar name to visitors of this website: Carlos Reyes. I was honored when one of their senior editors contacted me and asked if I would be willing to rewrite their entry for model airplanes. In publication for 95 years, it is the most popular general reference encyclopedia on the market. In fact, it is the only printed encyclopedia that is still updated on a yearly basis.
