Monthly Archives: February 2018

Model planes take flight in Mesa this weekend for 14th annual …

MESA, AZ – An airshow will be in the sky over east Mesa this weekend — just on a smaller scale — as the Arizona Model Aviators celebrate the 14th annual Arizona Electric Festival.  More than 100 model airplanes and … Continue reading

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Stranded Russian Jets in Mexican Hangars Haunt Troubled Airline …

In cavernous jet hangars in and around Mexico City, Interjet has a secret. Four of the Mexican airline’s Sukhoi Superjet 100s — out of a fleet of 22 — have been grounded for at least five months because of engine … Continue reading

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Shark skin study promises lift in airplane and turbine design

Rebekah Andrews Article source: https://newatlas.com/shark-skin-aerodynamics/53295/

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Using shark scales to design better drones, planes, and wind turbines

To build more aerodynamic machines, researchers are drawing inspiration from an unlikely source: the ocean. A team of evolutionary biologists and engineers at Harvard University, in collaboration with colleagues from the University of South Carolina, have shed light on a … Continue reading

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Clyde E. Norell — Rochester – Post

Clyde Einar Norell, 87, of Rochester, died of cancer on Feb. 4, 2018, at Seasons Hospice in Rochester. His parents, older brother and sister were all born in Sweden, but Clyde was born in Duluth on Oct. 22, 1930. He … Continue reading

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My Unexpected Friendship with Bruce Brown

Bruce Brown, the father of surf filmmaking, shown here in the mid-60s. Photo: Bruce Brown Films I remember the first time I was invited to Bruce Brown’s home. Heading south on Hwy 101, pulling up to his gate, driving up … Continue reading

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US firm Piper Aircraft will sell 152 planes to Chinese flight school

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