Monthly Archives: May 2016

Czech pilot is back with fantastic 3D printable RC Messerschmitt Bf 109T airplane

May 10, 2016 | By Alec Remember the fantastic WWII aircraft by Czech pilot Štěpán Dokoupil? At the beginning of the year, he launched several fantastic 3D printable RC aircraft models based on prominent World War II planes in his … Continue reading

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Aviation Subdivision: A neighborhood in two cities

After that, I contacted Ford’s corporate historian Robert Kreipke. According to him, Henry Ford was indeed involved in building a neighborhood for his workers called the Moloney Subdivision. Its boundaries, however, were Michigan Avenue, Greenfield Road, and the Rouge River. … Continue reading

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Air cadets learn to fly model aircraft (5 photos)

NEWS RELEASE 155 AID CADETS ************************* Local Air Cadets experienced firsthand how a scaled down airplane maneuvres up close. Club members’ from the Soo Modellers visited the 155 Air Cadets on their Wednesday training night recently at the Pine Street … Continue reading

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The ultimate reading list for understanding Donald Trump

You could spend between now and the November election doing little other than reading about Donald Trump and still have a small library left over. Trump may be one of the most-written-about people in America today: From his rise in … Continue reading

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Personal electric plane won’t need an airport

The Lilium has wings and flies like a regular plane, but takes off like a helicopter by swiveling its ducted fan engines, much like DARPA’s VTOL X-Plane concept. The engines, batteries and controllers are all redundant for safety, and it … Continue reading

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Panasonic (Yes, Panasonic) May Have Created the World’s Best Weather Model

“It is at least plausible to think that Panasonic is not obligated to share its model with the scientific community (and the public more broadly), even though it would be good for the company to do so,” wrote Toby Svoboda, … Continue reading

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The luxuries you just can’t have

London – A Hermes Birkin bag is the ultimate status symbol, carried only by a select group of A-listers. It is almost impossible for an ordinary woman to buy one, even if she can afford the £6 000-plus (about R130 … Continue reading

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