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LEGO DC-10 Jumbo Jet Model

LEGO DC-10 Jumbo Jet Model

LEGO sells some cool airplane models, but none of them are nearly as impressive as this jumbo jet built by BigPlanes. The 20,000-piece replica of an American Airlines Douglas DC-10 Luxury Liner measures five feet long. It has motorized engines and landing gear, adjustable flaps, and a minifigure-scale cabin. Want to see how he built it? Watch the time-lapse video.

Making a Flying Bicycle

Making a Flying Bicycle

This crazy flying bicycle was created by Chinese maker Aircraft Model Art. He started by purchasing the lightest bicycle he could find, then made a custom foam wing and attached a pair of powerful motors. It took several redesigns to come up with a version that could stay airborne. We suggest turning on English captions.

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Airplane Limousine

Airplane Limousine

Airplanes are usually meant to fly. This one never leaves the ground again because it’s been converted into a limousine. Martín Vaca and VA-K Innovation took the decommissioned Boeing 727 and mounted it atop a bus chassis. The wings had to be removed, and the fuselage reduced in size to make it street-legal. Here’s what it looks like inside.

Weird Airplane Experiments

Weird Airplane Experiments

Peter Sripol is no stranger to making unusual aircraft. In this video, he builds and tests out three weird designs for airworthiness, including a plane with a fuselage made from springs, a propeller that works like a tank tread, and a ridiculous set of wings that resemble Venetian blinds.

Tiny House in an Old Airplane

Tiny House in an Old Airplane

Unless you score Business Class seats, it’s pretty hard to sleep on an airplane. That is, unless it’s this old Douglas DC-6 that’s been converted into a home. Tiny House Giant Journey visits with homeowners and flight trainers Jon and Stephanie, who turned the airplane into a 2 BR, 1 BA Airbnb with a kitchen, a wing deck, and a flight simulator in the cockpit.

Making a Giant R/C Aircraft Carrier

Making a Giant R/C Aircraft Carrier

If you have a bunch of remote-controlled airplanes, wouldn’t it be fun to have an aircraft carrier to launch them from and land them on? James from Project Air spent months designing and building his 6-foot-wide, 12-foot-long carrier from polystyrene foam sheets and fiberglass. He also had to learn how to skillfully land planes on such a tiny runway.

The Story of the Concorde Supersonic Jet

The Story of the Concorde Supersonic Jet

These days, a typical non-stop flight from New York City to London takes about seven hours. But when the Concorde was still operating, it could perform the feat in just three hours. Bright Sun Films looks back at the rise and fall of this iconic supersonic jet that never reached its true potential.

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Making Edible R/C Airplanes

Making Edible R/C Airplanes

Most remote-controlled airplanes are made from lightweight materials like styrofoam or carbon fiber. Not one to be constrained by norms, maker Peter Sripol and his pals wanted to see if they could build aircraft made almost entirely from food — the ingredient list: puffed rice, barley, tortillas, and caramelized sugar.

Flying an R/C Plane with Offset Wings

Flying an R/C Plane with Offset Wings

We always assumed that an airplane needs its wings to be at the same height on both sides of its fuselage to remain airborne. Model airplane enthusiast Eternal Progression shows us how it’s possible to build a relatively simple R/C plane that flies with cardboard wings that are offset at different levels. He also made a flying R/C boat with fold-out wings.

Making an Air-powered R/C Airplane

Making an Air-powered R/C Airplane

Aerospace engineer Tom Stanton has built a few R/C airplanes powered by compressed air. He’s continued to work on refining the design by reducing weight and increasing thrust. Tom’s latest pneumatic aircraft is the best yet, offering the best flight time of the bunch thanks to improved aerodynamics, a larger air chamber, and an efficient new engine,

Airplane Size Comparison

Airplane Size Comparison

The smallest plane we’ve flown on was a 4-seat Cessna, and the biggest was a Boeing 777. But there are much smaller and much larger airplanes out there. RED SIDE created this computer-generated clip of these flying machines ranging from a 12.8 feet long single-seater all the way up to a gigantic 275-foot-long cargo jet.

Airportag Travel Journals

Airportag Travel Journals
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The guys at Airportag sell some of the best gifts for travelers. Among their wares is an extensive collection of travel journals. The hardcover journals feature imagery inspired by baggage tags, boarding passes, airport codes, diagrams, passport stamps, and some humorous designs. Available in 4″ x 6″ and 6″ x 8.5″ sizes.

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Flight Trolley Vinyl Record Storage Cart

Flight Trolley Vinyl Record Storage Cart

Thai decor company ElementsDen is taking pre-orders for this metal record storage cabinet based on the carts flight attendants use on airplanes. It has a clear door so you can see your records inside, a stainless steel latch, and an optional pull-out drawer. The price works out to roughly $800, but shipping could get expensive. Pre-orders end 8.31.23.

LEGO Icons Concorde

LEGO Icons Concorde
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LEGO brings the iconic supersonic jet, the Concorde, to life with a fantastic 2083-piece kit. The brick-built model looks like the real airplane, with a tilting nose and tail landing gear. Under its roof, you’ll find a micro-scale cabin, complete with seating. The finished plane measures 42″ long with a 17″ wingspan. Comes with a display stand and an information plaque.

Flying a Giant R/C Model of the Concorde

Flying a Giant R/C Model of the Concorde

This awe-inspiring model airplane is a perfect 1:6-scale replica of the iconic supersonic jet, the Concorde. Watch as pilot Otto Widlroither takes the beak-nosed British Airways aircraft into the skies. The 32-foot-long model has a 13-foot wingspan and weighs 328 pounds. It’s powered by four turbine engines, so it sounds like a real jet airplane.

LEGO Aircraft Flight Test

LEGO Aircraft Flight Test

LEGO aircraft are designed for display and aren’t exactly known for their flightworthiness. Regardless, Riley from Brick Science wanted to see which off-the-shelf LEGO flyer would fly the furthest. He started by building a gravity-powered aircraft launcher, then assembled each aircraft before flinging them into a swimming pool.

CO2-powered Rocket Plane

CO2-powered Rocket Plane

Those CO2 cartridges used to carbonate beverages store a lot of pressure in a small space. Inspired by the Backyard Scientist’s CO2-powered rocket, Sam Barker wanted to see if the same forces could lift a model airplane into the sky. He used lightweight plastic to 3D print the plane, which he quickly wrecked by flying it into a brick wall.

Flying the Longest R/C Airplane

Flying the Longest R/C Airplane

Commercial jet airplanes have been getting longer and longer over the years to accommodate more passengers. But at what point would an airplane’s length get in the way of its airworthiness? Maker Peter Sripol conducted a small-scale experiment to answer that question, taking an R/C model of a jet plane and extending its fuselage to ridiculous proportions.

Toy Airplane Factory

Toy Airplane Factory

Process X visited Marusho Co., a Japanese factory that makes metal toys. During this production run, you’ll see how they create tiny airplanes by cutting sheet metal into strips, stamping their fuselages, and assembling the parts. It’s amazing to see how much handwork goes into creating each toy.

The New World’s Largest Rubber Band Airplane

The New World’s Largest Rubber Band Airplane

Think Flight wanted to see how much they could scale up the design of a standard rubber band airplane. Besting the record recently set by Project Air, this single-engine rubber band flyer has a 16-foot wingspan. It took him roughly seven months of experimentation and flight testing to achieve his final lightweight design.

Airplane Speed Comparison

Airplane Speed Comparison

Getting off the ground in an airplane takes a reasonable amount of speed. Still, there’s a substantial difference in each plane’s speed potential. This fascinating video from Red Side compares the speeds of all kinds of aircraft, from The Wright Brothers’ famed flyer to Mach-3.4 military jets like the SR-71 Blackbird and NASA’s rocket-powered experimental X-43.

Flying an R/C Plane with One Wing

Flying an R/C Plane with One Wing

Flying an airplane with a wing on just one side of its fuselage seems like an impossible idea. Yasushi Nishimura shows us it can be done by dropping a one-winged R/C glider off a cliff on a windy day. It maintains altitude like a roller coaster, but by the third take, the pilot figured out how to keep it aloft.

Jet Engine Cup

Jet Engine Cup
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Aircraft and travel enthusiasts, get your day flying high with a sip from this unique jet engine cup from Airportag. The double-wall plastic and stainless steel construction keeps drinks hot or cool when you screw the turbine lid on. Thanks to its suction base, it won’t tip over on your airplane tray, either. Holds 11 oz.

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