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 ...

The model proved too nose ... This allowed the tiny balsa dinosaur to really take off, flying long enough to have some very close encounters with buildings and trees.

According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, they tested nearly 200 bridges entered into its 21st annual Bridge ...

THERE WAS BALSA ... model airplane manufacturers in the U.S., producing over 80 model kits and 14 glider types, all from their original Wakefield facility. Made from lightweight balsa wood ...

Park School students win first place with a record efficiency score at the Kenneth T. Rybarczyk Memorial Model Bridge Contest ...

Soon after, Guillow designed a line of balsa flying model construction kits—scale models built from a wood frame ... company expanded to a more suitable building nearby. For years, Guillow ...