What really separates the cheapest RC airplane from the most expensive one? I put both to the test to see how they fly, how ...

I’ve always found RC helicopters a little intimidating, but today I’m taking the plunge and giving it a go! I take you ...

Special operations aviation is built on trust, not spectacle. The aircraft that support elite units are chosen because they can fly low, operate at night, and keep working in hostile environments ...

At first glance, a flyable airplane made of cardboard sounds almost like a joke – the sort of thing that collapses long before it ever leaves the ground. But YouTuber and serial tinkerer Peter Sripol ...

The common swift may not have a fancy name, but these small birds are marvels of velocity. Regularly cruising around 110kph ...

Flying really isn’t good for you, right? Of course not. But perhaps the most remarkable thing is how little damage being sealed in a pressurised cabin with hundreds of other people and their germs ...

We were overwhelmed by the response to our annual Letters to Santa feature, with more than 1,250 letters submitted this year. Due ...

Manty thanks to the students and educators at Mary Lynch Elementery School for sharing these letters to Santa Claus with the Observer. The letters are being published just as the kids wrote them.

Second grade students from McKean, Potter and Tioga counties sent us their Letters to Santa, which are published here today for your enjoyment.