“My Balsa & Glass Workshop” was created to give you a brief overview of what you can achieve in the hobbies of Radio Controlled (RC) Balsa Model Aircraft building and Stained Glass Works. Most of the projects you will find in this website were assembled in my small 12′x24′ Workshop seen above, where you can see the Stained Glass Assembly Area at the table on the right side, and Balsa Model Assembly Areas at the tables on the left side and far center. Check out my latest projects, and I hope you enjoy my website.
New January 2025 Edition of my “Build of the Month” Series!
The January 2025 Edition of my “Build of the Month” Series is now available for your reading and viewing pleasure @: “Build of the Month” Series.
Source of Images: Outerzone Ilyushin IL-2 Stormovik Webpage.
This latest edition is a continuation of the “BOTM WW-II Mini-Series,” and features a new Balsa RC model airplane which you can build along with links for plans, articles, and more. Visitors to my website should take a moment and check out what is available for them in this latest BOTM edition.
New Stained Glass Project Started!
Check out the latest updates on my last Stained Glass project completion, and my new Stained Glass project. You can see both projects on My Stained Glass Projects Page
An RC Scene from the Past
Image from Page 41 of RC Modeler Magazine, August 1967.
Latest Aviation News
Dominator UAS (Image courtesy of Aevex)
Above is one of the loitering munitions being sent to Ukraine by the U.S. Called Dominator, it has 5-plus hours of endurance, a range of about 500 kilometers, a top speed of 55-plus knots, and a 37-pound frag or penetrator payload capacity. The system is 5 feet long with a 15-foot wingspan and weighs about 100 pounds with a gas engine. It can be launched and recovered from a short runway or pneumatically, and operate in GPS-denied environments, according to AEVEX. The system can also perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR), communications relay, “full spectrum” electronic warfare and cyber missions. You can read more @: Defense Scoop.
Windracers Ultra (Image courtesy of Windracers)
Above is another UAS sent to Ukraine. Accordng to Windracers, Ukraine is flying Windracers Ultra drones on electronic intelligence (elint) missions. An undisclosed number of the 400-kg (880-lb.), twin-engine UAS donated to Ukraine by the UK Defense Ministry have been adapted for the elint mission along the front lines, to gather intelligence on the Russian invaders’ radar and jamming systems. You can read more @: Aviation Week.
From The Archives: 40 Years Ago In Aviation Week - Aviation Week Network Staff January 22, 2025
Image courtesy of Aviation Week
When you see an 22 January 2025 AW&ST article that has an old AW&ST cover like that shown above, you know you are getting old. I worked on the AGM-130 program in the early 1980's as an aeronautical engineer in the Air Force.
On the cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology's (AW&ST) Feb. 18, 1985, issue, Rockwell International technicians at the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tullahoma, Tennessee, adjust control surfaces on a one-quarter scale mockup of the company's AGM-130 guided weapon system. The AGM-130 was a rocket-boosted version of the Air Force/Rockwell GBU-15 glide-bomb, a 2,000-lb. Mk. 84 bomb with a guidance system in an extended forward section and movable fins fore and aft. A long, cylindrical solid rocket booster, shown beneath the weapon itself, boosted the system to a speed near Mach 1 after release from the launching aircraft, giving the weapon a range of about 15 mi. from a low-altitude launch, compared with 5 mi. for the unpowered GBU-15. The AGM-130 eventually entered operational service in January 1999, and was retired in 2013, with 502 weapons produced. USAF photo by Phil Tarver, Arnold Engineering Development Center.
The Stained Glass Association of America (SGAA) is a professional trade association whose membership consists of the finest architectural stained and decorative art glass artists and studios in the United States and around the world. To visit their website just click on this link: SGAA.
The Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) is a nonprofit community of enthusiasts who come together to celebrate model aviation. We are hobbyists who dream, design, build, and fly model aircraft of all sizes for fun and competition. We do this because we enjoy the company of fellow enthusiasts, we love flight, and we want to see participation in our hobby grow. For more information, just click on this link: AMA.
Support Your Local Hobby Shops!
I am fortunate to have “The Glass Angel” available near me. The Glass Angel is a friendly neighborhood stained glass supplier and glass studio. They celebrated 28 years of business in August 2024. They have a large inventory of stained glass sheets as well as a full line of stained glass tools and supplies. Lisa Willis, owner of The Glass Angel, can perform repairs on your existing stained glass pieces. She can also do custom work per your request. She looks forward to helping you with your stained glass needs. If Lisa is not available, Dawnn Saul or Flo Hollingsworth can assist you as well. The Glass Angel has been located at 224 East Front St. in the “revitalized” downtown area of Burlington NC for 27 years. Lisa has over 39 years of experience in stained glass and is available to help with your stained glass and pattern selection, original design ideas, and other technical questions about stained glass. To see what all Lisa and her team have to offer, just click on this link: The Glass Angel.
RC modelers in the TRIAD area are fortunate to have Matt and his team standing ready to help us with their great RC knowledge and an awesome stock of RC related products. Matt carries a variety of products from remote control cars, trucks and buggies, boats, drones and helicopters, and airplanes. They offer more than 35,000 different items in their inventory. Anderson RC opened on April 21, 2008. Wesley and Matthew Anderson enjoy hobbies and have more than 17 years of experience in the industry, so they know the RC hobby. Matt and his team provide excellent customer service in a relaxed-but-upbeat atmosphere, maintaining a business-oriented attitude that is still fun. When you shop at Anderson R/C, you leave with a smile. You can visit and hang out while enjoying a cup of coffee, drink, and snack. With a “no rushed environment”, you can look around as much as you like, and there is no expectation of making a purchase on your part. This truly is a “big-boy toy store” where everyone can enjoy just looking at the very large inventory. Anderson RC is located at 1101 Mendenhall St. in Thomasville, NC. To see what Matt has to offer, just click on this link: Anderson.
The “Warm Glass Gallery & Studio” is a small family owned business located at 2575 Old Glory Rd., Suite 700, Clemmons, North Carolina. They have been at their current location since 2007. Before that, they taught in their basement. Brad created Warmglass.com and wrote his first book, Contemporary Warm Glass in 1999. And Jody started creating glass art in 2001. After their daughter Sam finished college, she joined them and they moved to their current location. Since then they have grown to teach abroad, as well as, write books and PDF’s, create YouTube videos, and sell fused glass supplies in their 3,000 square foot shop. To see what Brad, Jody, and Sam have to offer, please click on this link: Warm Glass.
Support Your Local RC Flying Clubs!
Winston-Salem Radio Control Club (W-S RC) was established in 1963 and their primary mission is to promote radio control aeromodeling in the greater Central North Carolina RC community. They are a Gold Leader chartered club of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) and a FAA Recognized Identification Area (FRIA). Their beautiful flying field was established in 1996 and is situated in the center of Davie County near the town of Mocksville, approximately 20 miles West of Winston-Salem. The field has two pavilions/pit areas with electricity and a nice club house looking out over 700′ of well maintained grass runway. There even is a small geo-textile runway that allows smaller electrics enough room for take-offs. On hand are model assembly benches and engine starting and run-up benches, all custom built by the club members. To see what W-S RC has to offer, just click on this link: W-S RC. Also, check out the latest schedule of Central North Carolina area flying club events @ RC Flying Clubs Calendars.
Triad AeroModelers Inc. (TAI) began flying together as a club back in the early 1990's. The purpose of TAI is to provide a forum to enjoy fellowship among members and friends, and to promote model aviation as a worthwhile recreational activity in the TRIAD area. They also are a Gold Leader chartered club of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA) and a FAA Recognized Identification Area (FRIA). Their current flying field, R.G. Satow RC Flying Field, was established in 1997 and is situated in Davidson County just outside of Lexington. The field covers a total area of 30 acres of unobstructed land. They have an 80′ x 700′ well maintained grass runway that was graded, crowned and re-seeded in 2015. There is a covered shelter area with plenty of picnic tables for watching RC aircraft while relaxing in the shade. In the pit area they provide the pilots with 15 starting and run-up benches, all custom built by club members. To see what TAI has to offer, just click on this link: TAI.
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