Monthly Archives: November 2015

Haber ’79 Shares Details of New Boeing 737 Model

By JAMIL RAHMAN Jeff Haber ’79, regional director of Boeing Commercial Airplanes marketing, speaks about designing the new Boeing 737 MAX. (Brittney Chew / Sun News Photography Editor) The new Boeing 737 MAX, whose design began in 2012, is scheduled for … Continue reading

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Gordon Nevins Steele (1919 – 2015) | Passages

Gordon Nevins Steele was born May 1, 1919 in Santa Monica, Calif. His parents were William Nevins Steele and Ethel Bernice Kenner Steele. He passed away on Nov. 3, at his home in Friday Harbor, Wash. Gordon was proud to … Continue reading

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UA Team Excels in Model Aviation Contest Despite Tight Budget, Untried Plane

A team of UA aerospace engineering seniors with no model building experience, a miniscule budget, and an untried airplane showed up for the international Design/Build/Fly (DBF) contest and placed 13th out of 44 entries. The UA plane flew for the … Continue reading

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Local aircraft restoration shop preserves ‘Golden age’ of flight

Tom Westfall says he could have set up his vintage aircraft restoration shop in several places nationwide. Van Buren County, he decided, was the best one. Westfall owns TNW Aviation, LLC. He restores vintage aircraft in his hangar at Holly … Continue reading

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Greenwich preschoolers get to fly model planes courtesy of a pilot veteran

Article source: http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/Greenwich-preschoolers-get-to-fly-model-planes-6625826.php

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A DMV for Drones? Inside the FAA’s Clumsy Push to Regulate Flying Computers

Richard Unten/FlickrAt long last, commercial drone technology has developed to the point where businesses and consumers alike can take them to the skies for fun and profit. The benefits of mass drone flight are projected to be enormous, with applications … Continue reading

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From the archives: Model airplanes take to sky in 1961 – Tri

Contestants prepare their model airplanes for takeoff during a 1961 contest which took place at the old bombing range north of Pasco. The event was sponsored by the Tri-City Radio Control Modelers. Article source: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article44302047.html

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