Many radio control aircraft modelers will be familiar with the process of cutting wings out of foam with the hot wire method. The tools are simple enough to build at home, and it’s an easy wa… ...

The world of experimental self-built aircraft is full of oddities, but perhaps the most eye-catching of all is the JD-2 “Dyke Delta” designed and built by [John Dyke] in the 1960s. Buil… ...

The pilot who died in a plane crash on Sunday at a small airport in Ottawa County lived along the air strip and had built the ...

This video reveals the highs and lows of the flying wing’s development, its ultimate demise, and how Northrop’s dream finally resurfaced with the B-2 stealth bomber. Mustard Posted: June 17 ...

A flying car almost changed the game in 1973. Discover the story of the wacky "Flying Pinto" and how the project ended in ...

What to do with a flying car’s wings has been one of the biggest stumbling blocks since Ford’s time. But inventor Moulton Taylor got past that in 1949 when he actually got airborne with his ...

A flying wing, on the other hand, distributes weight over the span of the entire aircraft, meaning it can carry heavy loads while weighing less. The concept was unorthodox.

Jack Northrop’s all-yellow N-1M proving the all-wing design was controllable and, although lacking performance, data collected during these test flights was used in the design of future flying ...

As a “very prominent business person” in Red Wing, Charles A. Betcher built the foundation of his family home with state architect Clarence Johnston, said Realtor Michael Stanton.

It wasn’t just the Germans who tried to build a flying wing. During World War II, Northrop built its N-9M, a one-third scale all-wing prototype.