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

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 ...

As of late, he mostly constructs free-flight model airplanes. They run off glow fuel, a mixture of methanol and castor oil, he said. Each is equipped with two timers -- one that cuts the engine off ...