Monthly Archives: August 2018

385 Feet of Crazy: The Most Audacious Flying Machine Ever

Rutan, meanwhile, was thinking about the Brobdingnagian airplane that would eventually become Stratolaunch. In 1992 he had been summoned by Antonio Elias, a senior executive at a commercial space company called Orbital Sciences Corporation, to meet with a small group. … Continue reading

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Cars We Remember: Chrysler, Imperial and the war years

  Q: Greg, I really enjoy “Cars We Remember” and would like to know more about Chrysler during the war years and also about two cars my grandfather owned, a 1957 Chrysler New Yorker and then a 1958 Chrysler Imperial. … Continue reading

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Supersonic planes could change Las Vegas tourism, expert says – Las Vegas Review

ENGLEWOOD, Colorado — Aviation industry leaders attending the 23rd annual Boyd Group International Aviation Forecast Summit got a glimpse of the future Saturday: Boom Supersonic presented a model of a test aircraft expected to lead to the return of speedy … Continue reading

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Model Aviation Show held in Carlyss – KPLC

The Lake Area Radio Kontrol Society celebrated their 50th anniversary Saturday with a Model Aviation Day. Those who attended the event, held at  at Larksfield Road in Carlyss, were able to see flying demonstrations throughout the day,  Model jets, war birds, helicopters were … Continue reading

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What planes looked like the year you were born

Piaggio P.180 Avanti EVO.Anna Zvereva When you’re boarding an airplane, you might not notice the subtle differences between an Airbus and a Boeing. But the truth is airplanes come in many shapes and sizes and they’ve changed a lot over … Continue reading

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Airbus megaplanes to be broken up and sold for parts

It was designed to become the grande dame of aviation, an enormous modern plane that could seat 544 passengers – 853 if you squeezed people in – on two decks, replacing the venerable Boeing 747 with a new standard of … Continue reading

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Trump’s NJ no-fly zone doesn’t pick on kids | Feedback

Regarding the Aug. 10 article, “Thanks to Trump, these NJ 4-H kids can’t fly their model airplanes,” about the cancelation of a model airplane event during the Somerset County 4-H fair, since the location is too close to the Trump National … Continue reading

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