He’s designing and building a model airplane that flies, and he’s documenting every step of the way. Armed with a variety of 3D printing techniques and years of model-building experience ...

A few months ago, [Tom] built a few RC planes. The first was completely 3D printed, but the resulting print — and plane — came in a bit overweight, making it a terrible plane. The second plane ...

Most people complain when their 3D printers start “air printing ... In order to lift a 38-pound printer (plus batteries), the RC plane was roughly half the size of a two-person Piper Cub.