Balsa wood has long been revered for its strength and lightweight composition, two properties that make it ideal for building model structures and airplanes. Researchers from the US and China have ...

It used to be that if you wanted to make a nice scale model of an airplane, you’d be building the frame out of thin balsa ribs and ... molded plastics caught on, wood and tissue model kits ...

Odd-looking airplanes may still be able to fly. These five have odd-looking wings, no wings at all, or strangely shaped ...

For Marine Veteran James Reese and his grandson Mark, model warplanes and ships are so much more than a hobby. The craft is a ...

Roger Thiedeman On Friday, September 27, 2024, Sri Lanka lost its longest-surviving, most versatile and experienced aviator.

Still, Waltham's choice of balsa wood might seem unlikely, known as it is for the making of model aircraft rather than musical instruments. It is actually not the first time that balsa wood has ...

Never have third-world, wind-up, rubber-band, balsa-wood airplanes instilled so much fear in so many people.) Still, my management didn’t like my being out of step with the president’s parade ...

More commonly known as the balsa tree, Ochroma is found in many Latin American countries and is the source of the lightweight wood used to make snap-together model dinosaurs, Popsicle sticks ...

The distribution of balsa seedlings in Madang began after potential investors requested 10 million balsa trees from the ...

He would walk to the top of the hill where the convent stood and launch toy planes made of balsa wood. “We’d fire them around until they got banged up, and then patch them back up,” he recalled. “I ...

The most used materials at SLU are 3mm/5mm plywood, aircraft-grade plywood, acrylic, balsa wood, cardboard and rubber. This machine can cut at an accuracy of ±0.01 in (0.254 mm). With these materials ...

For Marine Veteran James Reese and his grandson mark, model warplanes and ships are so much more than a hobby. The craft is a passion they've shared for over a decade, now getting together every ...