Even 40 years after the debut of Transformers, Bert Montoya’s imagination still kicks into high gear when he gets one of the ...

It’s capable of putting out around 17 volts when cranked at a reasonable speed. Hooked up to the toy plane, his hand-crank generator was able to fully charge the plane in just a few turns.

WRAL News traveled with Fairwinds Aviation from Wayne to Ashe County, packed into a small plane among toys of all types. Fairwinds Aviation President Christina Sargent helped organize a donation ...