In Make:V76, Mike Senese wrote an article, titled “Flight Trainer,” in our Made on Earth section. It was about the Kiddy Copter built by Charles Helmholdt of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Mike was not only impressed by the build but that Charles had created a 100 pages of documentation of his project. A pilot, Charles had […]
The engine of a jumbo jet is a feat of engineering that takes 20 days to make. Learn how they’re made.
Engineer and rotorcraft enthusiast Cameron Carter finally realized his dream of building and flying his own helicopter. This dedicated New Zealander has spent 12 years engineering this complicated personal flying machine. He sought a project that involved solving all the problems that the pioneers of aviation had to solve. One of his biggest motivations was […]
If you need a desk you can, of course, always buy one. Or you can make an excellent “normal” desk with right angles and the occasional rounded edge. On the other hand, you could make a truly exotic aluminum covered aviation-themed desk like the one pictured above. The results look very good and well polished. […]
The Wright Brothers could not have invented the airplane without the involvement of two key women in their family.
James Price converted the nosecone and cockpit of a 1967 Boeing 737 into his own DIY flight simulator. Built in his garage over the course of three years, 90% of the Lufthansa 737′s systems are working and James even retrofitted the cockpit with modern instruments.
Working on the latest Weekend Projects Newsletter, about the Aircraft Band Receiver, sparked my own interest. Of course, like other readers, I had questions about hearing amplitude modulated (AM) sound on a FM-expanded receiver. And like any good blogger, within minutes, I had more opened tabs than I could deal with. I saved some […]
