DESIGNER TO COME IN AND DRAW AIRPLANES ... over 80 model kits and 14 glider types, all from their original Wakefield facility. Made from lightweight balsa wood, their kits blend nostalgia with ...

Just a few strips of balsa wood fitted together to ... Sold by the millions, these ready-to-fly gliders and rubber-band-powered airplanes have captured the imaginations of generations of children ...

Balsa wood has long been revered for its strength and lightweight composition, two properties that make it ideal for building model structures and airplanes. Researchers from the US and China have ...