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Author Archives: Writer
Northern Sweden plane crash: Here’s what we know so far
What happened? A small aircraft, GippsAero GA8 Airvan, took off from Umeå airport in northern Sweden at 1.33pm on Sunday, July 14th. At 2.12pm the air control tower received an accident alert. The plane crashed on the island Storsandskär in … Continue reading
Statues, education center honor Neil Armstrong at museum
WAPAKONETA, Ohio (AP) — New statues of astronaut Neil Armstrong were unveiled and an education center was dedicated in his name on Sunday as his Ohio hometown continued celebrating its native son’s history-making moon mission 50 years ago this month. … Continue reading
William F. Vogelsang – WISC – Channel3000.com – WISC
Dr. William F. Vogelsang, Professor Emeritus of Engineering Physics at University of Wisconsin, quietly passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2019, at age 90. Bill was born September 12, 1928 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Ferd and Lula Vogelsang. He grew up … Continue reading
Southwest Airlines puts new pilot training, promotions on hold with 737 Max still grounded
Southwest had 34 Boeing 737 Max jets when the FAA grounded the planes in March, but was scheduled to get another 44 planes during 2019. The Max line makes up the entirety of Southwest’s fleet growth plans since Southwest operates … Continue reading
Inside the Combined Aerospace Operations Centre
Shortly after midnight on Thursday, May 30, the phones in the Royal Canadian Air Force Combined Aerospace Operations Centre (CAOC) in 1 Canadian Air Division (1 CAD)/Canadian NORAD Region Headquarters at 17 Wing Winnipeg, Man., started ringing. A massive forest … Continue reading
Altman’s determination got him to space
PEKIN — Few Americans have seen Earth from space, have been a stunt pilot and have a school named after themselves. Pekin native Scott Altman happens to be able to say he has. From a very young age, Altman wanted … Continue reading
Electric Airplanes Start to Take Off
A five-passenger airplane took flight near Los Angeles recently with one important modification: an electric motor. The nearly 50-year-old plane, retrofitted by California-based startup Ampaire, still used a normal combustion engine to spin a propeller in its nose for the … Continue reading