Aerodynamics

Read Radical RC articles on airflow, drag, stalls, wing behavior and the aerodynamic principles that help model aircraft fly better.

Keith Shaw’s 1905 Wright Flyer

More info from Keith Shaw who you’ll remember has done some extensive scale detailing to one of our kits. Keith is an AMA Hall of Fame member. He’s tuning and trimming his bird and offers the following. Hi Dave, Now have 8 more flights on the Wright. Two...

Flow Visualization

Did you ever wonder how the aerodynamic (fluid dynamic) principles were worked out in order to produce the high performance airplanes of the 50’s and 60’s were developed before the advent of computer flow models? Some of those aircraft sill hold records...