Monthly Archives: February 2014

Luca Iaconi-Stewart has spent the past five years — around 10,000 man hours — making a minutely detailed, 1:60 scale replica of an Air India Boeing 777 out of manila folders. Iaconi-Stewart, 22, from San Francisco, is an aviation fan. … Continue reading

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GREENSBORO — Check out the towering installation in UNCG’s Weatherspoon Art Museum, and one reaction comes to mind. Whoa. A pile of 18 old, empty hot water heaters, secured with tie-wire cable, rises 9 feet toward the gallery ceiling. Draped … Continue reading

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New FAA regulations may classify R/C planes as drones

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This model plane is incredible

The incredible plane model. Picture: Luca Iaconi-Stewart Source: Flickr ALL that’s missing are the fussy flight attendants and the smell of irradiated food. Oh, and maybe some nerve-jangling turbulence. Twenty-two-year-old San Franciscan Luca Iaconi-Stewart has done what any self-respecting aeroplane … Continue reading

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Turbo Flyer – A back to basics model airplane kit

If you enjoyed playing with paper airplanes as a kid or now as an adult, the Turbo Flyer kits from Tait Design Company will put a smile on your face. These easy to assemble balsa wood model kits have been … Continue reading

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Student build Boeing 777 paper airplane model complete with engine

Luca Iaconi-Stewart from San Francisco has spent over five painstaking years building the 1:60-scale jetliner made of cut up card folders He first learned to build models out of paper at high school and his love of airplanes led to … Continue reading

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