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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Tiny Humanoid Robot Learning to Fly Real Airplanes
As much trouble as humanoid robots are to build and control, we keep on trying to make it work because it’s easiest to operate in a human environment if you can do the same things that a human can. There … Continue reading
A small group of amateur rocket scientists keep their fizzling hobby alive
Hillary Petrozziello Jim Hansen has been in and out of rocketry for 50 years. First you see the signs, yellow with bold, black lettering: “Caution. Rocket launch in progress.” They’re posted at the far end of a black gravel driveway … Continue reading
Military-grade drones can now be 3D printed
We have 3D printed keys, guns and shoes — now a research team at the University of Virginia has created a 3D printed UAV drone for the Department of Defense. In the works for three years, the aircraft, no bigger than a remote-controlled plane, can carry … Continue reading
Up to 150 large remote control planes to fly at the Elkhart Municipal Airport
ELKHART — This weekend’s remote control model airplane air show at Elkhart’s Municipal Airport is all about history and evolution. The second annual three-day event, known as “Air Supremacy over Elkhart,” will feature upward of 150 large-scale remote control model airplanes that … Continue reading
Wonkbook: The most important — and disappointing — aspect of today’s economy
Welcome to Wonkbook, Wonkblog’s morning policy news primer by Puneet Kollipara (@pkollipara). To subscribe by e-mail, click here. Send comments, criticism or ideas to Wonkbook at Washpost dot com. To read more by the Wonkblog team, click here. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook. … Continue reading
Quick 5: Model Airplane Club to share thrill of flight Saturday
By RIMSIE MCCONIGArmcconiga@leavenworthtimes.com Posted Sep. 17, 2014 @ 12:24 pm Lansing, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County Article source: http://www.leavenworthtimes.com/article/20140917/NEWS/140919393/12900/NEWS
Military should have stripped plane before it went to museum: minister
Defence Minister Rob Nicholson, right, says it’s the military’s fault spare parts weren’t stripped from a transport plane when it was decommissioned. Article source: http://ottawacitizen.com/news/politics/military-should-have-stripped-plane-before-it-went-to-museum-minister