| The invention of the flying machine changed | | | | planes were quickly adopted by all of the countries, |
| humanity. It changed the way and the speed at | | | | however, and nations began selling airplanes to other |
| which we travel. It made the world seem a little | | | | nations, so that now many countries have similar |
| smaller as people and places in distant lands suddenly | | | | sophisticated and modern military aircraft. |
| seemed much nearer by the lessened time it would | | | | With all of this in mind, a model airplanes hobby can |
| take to reach them. It increased our communication | | | | obviously be, not just some little simple thing that |
| between people and nations as they could travel | | | | people do, but it can teach about history and science. |
| across oceans and meet in person rather than | | | | One can learn about modern military aircraft right |
| communicating by letters or other non-personal | | | | alongside with the plane flown by the Red Baron in |
| means. Flying quickly became a recreational sport, an | | | | WWI. One can learn the evolution of the aircraft; the |
| attractive career, and an appealing science. It lifted | | | | different types of planes and styles that countries |
| man into the skies, where before he only dreamt of | | | | developed and built upon or discontinued. Currently |
| going. It freed us from the confines of this earth | | | | there are very many modern developers of airplanes. |
| upon which we live. Flight drastically changed the way | | | | There are even more airlines that are supplied by |
| wars are fought. Suddenly nations were no longer | | | | these airplane manufacturers. If you are at all |
| protected by standing armies at their borders. A | | | | interested in aviation, what better way to start than |
| plane could easily fly over their borders and attack a | | | | to purchase your own model airplane and begin |
| city deep in the heart of a country. Planes were | | | | learning the history of airplanes? |
| merciless war machines dropping bombs on cities, | | | | There are also radio control airplanes. This side of a |
| respecting neither soldiers nor citizens. All were | | | | model airplane hobby may focus more on the science |
| vulnerable and targets of the loads of bombs | | | | and actual flight of airplanes. Model airplanes work |
| dropped by planes. Later other uses of airplanes | | | | according to the same laws of science and physics as |
| were created, more recreational and sporty, such as | | | | a real airplane. They use the same laws of thrust and |
| the model airplane and the radio control airplane. | | | | lift. The wings, tails, and propellers of a model all have |
| The airplane model is a replica of the larger, real | | | | to be built according to the same principles of flight. |
| planes that are or were actually flown. From the first | | | | The model airplane can stall in the air or crash similar |
| plane flown by the Wright Brothers to our modern | | | | to real plane. |
| aircraft and space shuttles, you can find model | | | | Not surprisingly, the airplane and its offshoot |
| airplane replicas. The replicas consist of planes flown | | | | developments are continuing to change humanity, |
| in all of the wars, from many different countries. | | | | from their wars, their communications, their travels |
| Each country was always trying to outdo the others | | | | and finally to their hobbies. Who knows what will |
| in their command of the skies. In the days of | | | | happen next, where the airplane will lead us next. But |
| airplanes, if you controlled the skies, you controlled | | | | it is obviously important to take a part in this |
| the war. This competition between countries led the | | | | continuing human experiment in aviation and flight, |
| quick development of a variety of different types of | | | | even if you just start with a model airplane or radio |
| fighting military aircraft. The more effective types of | | | | control airplane. |