The first Blackburd flew in May 1918, and was delivered to Martlesham Heath for evaluation against the Short Shirl. The Blackburd was found to be unstable, with the first prototype crashing before trials were complete. The second and third aircraft were fitted with an enlarged rudder. The Blac...
During the design process, it became clear that at least 300 hp (230 kW) would be needed and such engines were in short supply. The Badger was initially designed to take the ABC Dragonfly, a new aircooled radial of 320 hp (240 kW). This proved unreliable and Bristol looked to an alt...
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While at that age I was flying rubber-band powered balsa-wood airplanes like the Wright bros. When I 1st got my Ladybird I couldn't even hover mine in my room I'd get her 3ft off the deck... but she kept rolling-off and crashing... I had to goto the wi...
Airplanes stay up because of the forces of lift, motion, drag, weight, and thrust. The way these forces combine to make airplanes...
My older friend came from school saying as soon as they started to say the pledge of allegiance a boy came running to class and said to turn on the T.V that airplanes crashed the Twin Towers (World Trade Center) and for the full period watching the news. That day I will never forget...
crashing in a field and taking the lives of five of the six on board. The accidents prompted the suspension of the Constellation's airworthiness certificate until Lockheed could modify the design. This was dramatized in the motion picture The Aviator (2004) during the scene where Howard Hughes ...
In fact, RC is used to describe other remote control toys and hobby items too, including remote control trucks, airplanes, helicopters and more. However, RC is also used to describe radio controlled cars, and there is a difference. The most striking difference is that remote control cars use...
Really fast airplanes have wings in the shape of delta (like Concorde). However, sailplanes need a huge wing area to fly because flies at low speed. Also proportions between length of fuselage and wingspan changes. Wingspan is about 2 times (or more) longer than the length of the ...
plywood as it is denser and heavier, make my frame more resilient to breaking. It also better to use bolts on than oak plywood. The other option for wood I considered was Balsa, as it is often used in model airplanes--however I realized that it is simply too weak and easily breakable...