A balsa wood glider is really easy to make despite the physics involved in its flight. Make one yourself and have a ton of ...

It could be the perfect holiday gift: Affordable, gets kids away from screens, oozes nostalgia and is made in Massachusetts. Welcome to Guillow's. The model airplane and balsa wood glider company has ...

From left: John Robison, Matt Druckerhammer and Floyd Czoski fly a One Nite28 balsa wood airplane, a Thermic B glider and a Thermic 18 glider respectively on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020 at the South Hill ...

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There’s a running joke in the 1984 cult classic mockumentary, “This is Spinal Tap,” about how the band keeps losing drummers. One spontaneously combusted on stage. Another choked on vomit – but not ...

The glue dries on a straight-wing glider; flight tests after dinner My son, Ian, is working on a 7th grade science project, and is studying what wing position works best for maximum glide — that is, ...

Founded in 1926 by WWI Navy pilot Paul Guillow, the company began with simple gliders sold out of his car. Today, Guillow’s is one of the largest model airplane manufacturers in the U.S., producing ...

Where does the balsa tree grow? Why is it so lightweight? What is it good for? Why do I even want to talk about it? Balsa trees were mentioned a few times in a story of jungle survival by a group of ...

Last week, Charlotte/Raleigh/Philadelphia-based Balsa Gliders blew through town for an all-too-brief visit. Billed as the “World’s Most Over-Educated Band,” the ...