Whether you know them as samara seeds, maple seeds, or helicopter seeds, most of us know the seeds that spin down to the ground on one or two blades. They have been served as the inspiration for ...
Remote control gliders typically fly like their full-size counterparts. Tail and wing rudders control the direction of flight — but what if the wings themselves could twist and change their profile, ...
I walk through why RC gliders are so underrated and show two of my favorites, a tiny UMX ASK-21 and a huge 2300mm Fox power glider. I explain the different ways I launch unpowered gliders, including ...
In this short RC experiment, I try to drop a 3D printed foldable wing glider out of my EC1500 cargo plane. After a rough hand‑throw test on the ground, we squeeze the tiny glider into the bay and take ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaQB16ZaNI4 What is the fastest RC aircraft? Amazingly, gliders. The non-powered planes can, in skilled hands, whip up a speed of over ...