Monthly Archives: March 2015

Graham Dwyer’s other passion: flying model aircraft

Graham Dwyer was a keen flyer of model aircraft, his trial heard. He worked on them almost every day, regularly ordered parts for them from specialist websites around the world, and flew them in races almost every weekend. His interest … Continue reading

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Airbus A320 known as ‘workhorse’ involved in recent crashes

BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERS Passengers stand on the wings of a US Airways plane Captain Chesley (Sully) Sullenberger landed in the Hudson River after the Airbus320 lost both engines shortly after taking off in New York in January 2009. The Airbus A320, … Continue reading

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Early report offers a few details, but not why plane crashed in West Boynton

Officials from the National Transportation Safety Board released a report of the March 2 plane crash in West Boynton that killed two, but the findings do not clearly identify what caused the accident. lRelated NewsPhotos: Plane crash-lands on Florida’s TurnpikeSee … Continue reading

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Model railroad, airplane clubs to raise money again for cancer research – WBTW

  Article source: http://www.wbtw.com/story/28620521/model-railroad-airplane-clubs-to-raise-money-again-for-cancer-research

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Timeline: Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes into Alps

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Here’s how Tom Cruise filmed the crazy plane-hanging stunt in the new ‘Mission …

Tom Cruise has always boasted that he does his own stunts. Whether it’s driving a race car in “Days of Thunder,” battling enemies with a samurai sword in “The Last Samurai”…  “The Last Samurai” … Or climbing the tallest building in … Continue reading

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The automated airplane

One of the black boxes from Germanwings flight 4U9525 has been recovered. It’s damaged, but officials say it can still be used to retrieve information. That’s a relief, because so far, no one knows what happens to the plane that … Continue reading

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