A scale model of a futuristic "Flying V" aircraft has made a successful maiden flight in Germany. Delft University of Technology in Holland is spearheading the project, which is backed by Dutch ...

Last year we caught wind of an interesting aviation concept cooked up by engineers at TU Delft, which consisted of a novel V-shaped design that promises significant efficiency gains over conventional ...

Audi, Airbus, and Italdesign recently teamed up to develop a flying taxi that’s just as futuristic as it sounds. Now the three companies claim to have successfully tested a 1:4-scale model of the ...

UNDER CONSTRUCTION. The flying scale model and a full-size section of the interior of the Flying V will be officially presented at the KLM Experience Days at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on October 7 at ...

NEWPORT NEWS—Joe Lupton, past president of the Newport News Park Radio Control Club, credits his career as an Army pilot during Vietnam, followed by a 25-year stint as an airline pilot to his early ...

So you want to be an astronaut? Walter Eggert has this suggestion: Begin training by building and flying scale model airplanes. Eggert, contest director for the 41st annual Eastern States Model ...

Dumfries Model Flying Club celebrated more than 100 years of aviation history with a special Scale Day event at Mabie last weekend. Scale models of full-sized military aircraft spanning both World ...

A prototype model of the 'Flying V' aeroplane, named after Gibson's famous electric guitar, has had a successful test flight at an airbase in Germany. Engineers performed a successful maiden flight of ...