It was over casual dinner conversation in 1988 that Ken Casser first heard of an aerodrome in Port Washington - an unvarnished, open field for flying remote-controlled model airplanes and helicopters.

Driven by the motto "Bigger is better," fans of remote-controlled model airplanes are taking their hobby to extremes. But, with model planes that are nearly half the size of the real thing, a crash ...

The Iron Maiden Ed Force One jumbo jet is a marvel, transporting the band, their crew and many of the production elements from their often elaborate stage shows from location to location with relative ...

Which flying model airplane kit is best? There are plenty of flying model airplane kits out there for everyone from enthusiastic adults to small kids, and it can be fun to put one together as a child ...

Mark Zook of Calcutta poses next to his plane Saturday at the fun fly and exhibition hosted by the Mahoning County Model Aircraft Club at the Shaker Woods grounds in Columbiana. (Photo by Bill Koch) ...

NEW YORK (AP) — In America, businessmen shake hands. In Japan, they bow. But all over the world airline executives engage in a greeting that is all their own: the exchange of model airplanes. When ...

A group of model aircraft enthusiasts are planning an event Saturday that will include airshow demonstrations, flight instruction and a raffle for charity. The club, the Sonoran Desert Flyers, have a ...

Correspondent photos / Brandon Cantwell... David Runyan of Leetonia prepares to land his plane at the Mahoning County Model Club’s fun fly and swap meet event. Runyan joined the club recently after ...

Model airplanes are suddenly on the public's radar as potential terrorist weapons. A 26-year-old man from a Boston suburb was arrested Wednesday and accused of plotting to attack the Pentagon and the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Greg McNeal writes about business, law, and technology policy. The National Park Service announced today that they are banning the ...

Rezwan Ferdaus, a 26-year-old physicist, was arrested Wednesday for plotting to attack the Pentagon and Capitol using remote-controlled planes, as we reported yesterday. A look at the criminal ...