A balsa wood glider is really easy to make despite the physics involved in its flight. Make one yourself and have a ton of fun. In this video, I explain how to make it from the beginning. In this ...

A balsa wood glider is really easy to make despite the physics involved in its flight. Make one yourself and have a ton of ...

Many readers may fondly recall building rubber-band-powered balsa wood model airplanes. While the things were kinda cool, they didn't fly for long, nor could they be remotely controlled. Such is not ...

Beginning in 2004, Joe Macken carved all five boroughs of New York City out of balsa wood, every site and stadium, and every bridge and building. His creation consists of almost 1 million structures.

Which model airplane kits are best? Model airplane kits are popular with kids and adults of all ages. They depict iconic aircraft from different eras with an extremely high level of detail. If you are ...

No problem group at Odyssey of the Mind touches people as deeply as the Structure or Building problem -- as our Geek Dad Commentors remind us. We spent this morning among the young builders picking up ...

Ornithopters look silly. They look like something that shouldn’t work. An airplane with no propeller and wings that go flappy-flappy? No way that thing is going to fly. There are, however, a multitude ...