Monthly Archives: March 2014

Air of excitement surrounded teen’s homemade plane – Pittsburgh Post

How would you react if your teenager asked permission to build an airplane in your backyard, with dreams that it would enable him to go anywhere he wanted? It might sound so ridiculous that you’d say OK, believing there’s no … Continue reading

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ANA splits huge plane order with Boeing, Airbus

Despite having to wait more than three years beyond the original delivery date for its first Boeing Dreamliner and having seen its fleet of 787s grounded for three months because of battery issues, All Nippon Airways on Thursday signed an … Continue reading

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Rosie the Riveter still inspires women at Lockheed

FORT WORTH, Texas — Fleeing rural poverty in Kentucky, Rose Will Monroe piled her son and daughter into a bus in 1942, not long after her husband was killed in a car wreck. Monroe was determined to find work at … Continue reading

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Ex-gang leader was praised as role model

By PAUL ELIAS, CHANNING JOSEPH and SUDHIN THANAWALAAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A former gang leader with ties to San Francisco’s Chinatown who was praised for cleaning up his public image after serving more than a decade in prison … Continue reading

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Human Achievement of the Day: 3D Printing Cups, Cars, Houses, and Faces

3D printing is a relatively recent technological development that has already begun to revolutionize model-building, structural and other medical procedures, and construction of items from toys to houses. Also called additive manufacturing (as contrasted with subtractive processes, that is, machining), … Continue reading

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Drone technology way ahead of FAA as it tries to set rules for use

When it comes to unmanned aerial vehicles, it’s starting to become the Wild West out there. Drones are flying across the U.S. and being used by researchers, farmers, amateur photographers and others. But if they’re used for commercial purposes, it’s … Continue reading

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US demands sharp rise in price of F-15K’s sensor parts

You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience. Follow us: Enlarge By Kim Eun-jung SEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) — The United States has demanded that South Korea accept a six-fold increase in the purchase … Continue reading

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