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FAA orders AOA vane upgrades for Boeing 757, 767, 727 | Airframes content from ATWOnline

Reports of nuisance stall warnings triggered by frozen angle-of-attack (AOA) vanes has led FAA to mandate replacement of the parts on Boeing 757s, 767s and 727s. FAA, in a notice of proposed rulemaking set for publication July 9, is proposing a 36-month window for … Continue reading

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Macomb RC Flyers celebrate aviation on a model-sized scale

MACOMB — On Saturday evening,  the buzz of propellers and colorful model airplanes filled the sky as the Macomb RC Flyers met up at Veterans Park to celebrate the theme of this year’s Heritage Days: aviation in McDonough County.The Macomb … Continue reading

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HAROLD WALTERS: Flying Ace: Errol’s Gander Adventure

Perhaps feeling that the Sisters Fate are yanking the kite strings of my destiny as I scribble is due to some odd convergence of my life’s ley lines. Get this. A century ago, when I was an itinerant scholar, I … Continue reading

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Focus: X-Ray Movie Reveals Origin of Metal Splashing

Splash zone. When a high-powered laser (red) strikes a metal (transparent block) during a 3D printing process, a puddle of liquid metal (yellow) forms. Inside that puddle is a vapor-filled depression called a keyhole. Movies of the process, produced using … Continue reading

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Boeing’s 737 Max Software Outsourced to $9-an-Hour Engineers

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ANALYSIS: How the A321XLR gained initial order momentum

When looking at the launch of the Airbus A321XLR at this year’s Paris air show, it is perhaps instructive to cast your mind back two years earlier to the 2017 event. That edition of the biennial show saw the launch, … Continue reading

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FedEx exec: Blockchain will become a foundational layer – for everything

BOSTON – While blockchain may never be a panacea for solving all business transaction problems, it will eventually become a foundational technology across industries that will lead to new business models. Before that can happen, however, proprietary blockchains will have … Continue reading

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