Aero Telemetry built two other Hughes aircraft for the movie: The XF-11, an experimental reconnaissance airplane, and the H-1 racer, in which Hughes set a new speed record. Along with the Spruce Goose ...

For Gilbert’s Izard family, electric radio controlled model airplanes are more than just a hobby: They’re a family tradition. Three generations, from Grandpa Sam Izard, 80, to his grandson, Taylor ...

Bill Compton has been bringing airplanes safely to the ground for nearly all of his life. The 67-year-old pilot flew commercially for Martin Marietta Corp. Now he owns his own plane — 12 actually. He ...

China-based Quanum is offering a bomb system called “Bombs Away” for radio-controlled model airplanes that can be installed “in seconds” and fits most of the planes with engine size 0.25 or bigger out ...

Flying Circus Airshow is set to take place at the Butler County Regional Airport on Father’s Day weekend. The event will feature more than 200 model aircraft of all kinds, including helicopters, jets ...

Lufkin Area Radio Control Modelers Club president Gerry Biggs said sometimes pilots do crash land and often times it ends up in the trees. He said three months ago he had to get his deer stand in ...