Among the historic items in the collection of the National Air and Space Museum are thousands of model aircraft—4,614 to be exact—that help explain the history of flight.

A World War I Aircraft Enthusiast’s Collection Tracks the Evolution of the Species Javier Arango goes on a mission to find authenticity by reconstructing airplanes.

The engine in the Supermarine Spitfire was a Rolls-Royce Merlin that eventually went into America's P-51 Mustang, as well. It had a lot of power.

EVERETT — The airplane is in parts — fuselage, wings, engines, control cables, propellers laid out in a hangar corner at the Flying Heritage Collection at Paine Field.

If you're near Lake Jacomo this weekend, you may see some miniature combat airplanes battling it out in the sky.