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Over the course of six months the Boeing 737 Max 8 airplane model has been involved in two crashes, killing over 300 people in total. The similarities between the two crashes brought the model into question. Prof. Perrine Pepiot, mechanical … Continue reading →

Donald C. Crosby, age 84 of Highland, IL, died Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at his home in Highland, IL. He was born on October 15, 1934, in St. Louis, MO, the son of  John and Mathilda (nee Lich) Crosby. On … Continue reading →

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Boeing reported quarterly aircraft deliveries Tuesday night. The aerospace giant delivered 149 planes in the first quarter, down from 184 deliveries in the first quarter of 2018. It delivered 89 model 737 jets, compared with 132 model 737 jets in … Continue reading →

Student media The 18th annual “Marion County Student Media Festival” will begin at 7 p.m. Friday at Marion Technical Institute auditorium, 1614 E. Fort King St., Ocala. The festival will showcase work created by video production students throughout Marion County … Continue reading →

The Max also lacked more modern safety features. Most new Boeing jets have electronic systems that take pilots through their preflight checklists, ensuring they don’t skip a step and potentially miss a malfunctioning part. On the Max, pilots still complete … Continue reading →

The ridiculously loud toilets on airplanes rely on vacuum-assisted technology that hasn’t improved in 25 years — but now there’s been a breakthrough. A group of physicists at Brigham Young University spent two years (and “thousands of flushes”) developing an … Continue reading →