Monthly Archives: February 2018

Cracked spar cap prompts AD on Cessna twins

The FAA issued the AD, which affects model 401, 401A, 401B, 402, 402A, 402B, 402C, 411, 411A, 414, 414A, 421, 421A, 421B, 421C, and 425 airplanes, following a report of a fully cracked lower forward carry-through spar cap on a … Continue reading

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Drone Pilot Dive Bombs Passenger Jet – PetaPixel

A drone pilot has sparked outrage and condemnation by posting a video showing his camera drone “dive bombing” a passenger jet landing at a US airport. The drone came dangerously close to the aircraft during the stunt, which can be … Continue reading

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What Americans find strange about traveling in Europe – INSIDER

Redditor notwearingwords was shocked by how enormous and numerous storks were in Spain — and how nonchalant everyone seemed to be about it. “We were driving through Spain, and to the side of one of the roads, we noticed these … Continue reading

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History in the Making: Former DeKalb student becomes first generation Naval Aviator

By Mackenzie N. Morgan Former DeKalb County student Connor Owens’ career as a Navy pilot is finally taking flight this month. Owens’ accomplishment as a first-generation pilot comes during the national celebration of Black History Month. After years of training … Continue reading

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Group addresses parks board about flying field

A group of local radio modelers is hoping to once again use a park in northeast Forsyth for flying radio-controlled planes. The Forsyth County Radio Control Modelers recently spoke at a meeting of the Forsyth County Parks and Recreation Board … Continue reading

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Cornell presents foundations of collaborative human-robot 3D printing

The next industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) will be led by cyber-physical systems (CPS) integrating computation, networking, and manual processes. To this end, factories will rely more an more on collaboration between human employees and robots. In a recent interview Sören … Continue reading

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Iran Plans To Purchase More Russian Medium-Haul Passenger Planes

February 15, 2018 The S-400 is proving to be lucrative for Russia’s defense manufacturing sector, and popular with its global clients. Turkey, for example, has yet to receive the batch of Russian-made S-400 purchase… Article source: https://caspiannews.com/news-detail/iran-plans-to-purchase-more-russian-medium-haul-passenger-planes-2018-2-14-41/

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