In 1925, Cole Palen was born outside the Town of Poughkeepsie and early on, developed an intense interest in aviation. Initially building free-flight model airplanes, Palen enrolled in the Roosevelt ...

Building a classic model airplane free flight and rubber powered, from an old design from FROG, the widgeon is a nice a small ...

Indoor model flying continues to take flight at Brookside Middle and High School. The school’s Aeronautics Club, also known as the FLOAT program or Future Leaders of Aeronautic Technology, now is in ...

David Shuster gripped the model airplane with a light hand, his other twirling the propeller for what seemed like ages, twisting up the rubber band that serves as the plane’s power source. The plane ...

Canada may not be known for its jet fighters now, but in the 1950s it was working on an aircraft that many people say represented the state of the art – it was the Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow, better ...