Now, more than 70 years later [wilmracer] is deep, deep into remote controlled aircraft, and he’s building an exacting scale model of the B-17G his grandfather flew on his last bombing mission ...

That leads to the most basic design trade-offs to be made: strength versus weight, a fundamental design challenge for all aircraft. For scale models, part of this trade-off requires decisions ...

He also performs aerobatic routines at airshows in full-scale airplanes. How did flying radio-controlled (RC) airplanes prepare you for your job? Being around model airplanes exposed me to all the ...