Leonardo da Vinci would have been fascinated by the work of scientists from the University of Maryland who recently took a major step toward artificial bird-like flight.
There is always a demand for build videos of our scratch builds and the editing crew just finished the latest build on the J-20. A little lengthy but well worth it, it shows tricks and steps on how to construct the MFJ-20 build done by Colby and Mr. Marshall.
The first mass produced model airplane engine was designed and built by 16-year old Bill Brown, Jr. His friend, Maxwell Bassett designed model aircraft to test the engines. In 1933, flying with a gas engine, Max won the Mulvihill, Cabin model Stout, and the Moffeft International Trophy because the rules did not yet stipulate the type of power.