Remember, size and scale are completely different in the world of model airplane kits. Take two aircraft that are vastly different: the smaller P-51 Mustang and the Boeing 747.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- In the cutthroat and intricate business of model airplanes, some aircraft manufacturers compete with model-makers and will also sell scale models of their airplanes.

Scott Bricker runs a graphic design and marketing business by day. In the evenings, he drives his sons to and from ...

Model airplanes are available in several different scales from real-world airplanes. The most common scale is 1/16th of the actual size.

The Binghamton Aeros welcomed around 70 other model airplane enthusiasts and nearly 300 giant-scale model airplanes to the Chenango Bridge Airport for the Fun-Fly. As a giant-scale model airplane ...

These scale airplanes work just like the actual planes, Upshaw said. The large scale planes have an average wingspan of 82 to 90 inches and generally weigh 25 to 40 pounds but can be much larger.

The Roadrunner Scale Classic will see all sorts of model airplanes hit the sky for the three-day event. Pilots come from within New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, California and several other states.

Loops, dips, dives and aerial acrobatics of scale model airplanes will be presented by members of the Academy of Model Aeronautics during Model Airplane Demonstrations Wednesday 9:30 a.m.-noon on ...

Scale model aircraft take to the skies at Airplanes of the World, Saturday, June 22 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Konterra Model Air Park, 6050 Van Dusen Road. Spectators are welcome; remote control ...

Some 30 large scale model airplanes — known as big birds — will take to the sky this weekend in Wetzel State Park ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- In the cutthroat and intricate business of model airplanes, some aircraft manufacturers compete with model-makers and will also sell scale models of their airplanes.