Monthly Archives: June 2014

“The missions of industrial design in Russia and in the West are different,” explains designer Vladimir Pirozhkov. “Russia’s task is to reach a competitive level, so that our goods become desirable in any part of the world. In the West, … Continue reading →

The National Park Service announced today that they are banning the use of drones and model aircraft in all National Parks, subject to a few limited exceptions.  According to a policy memorandum released by Jonathan Jarvis, Director of the Park … Continue reading →

Missouri tax dance I don’t understand what’s happening to Missouri lawmakers. Kansas legislators have cut all kinds of taxes, and now the state is headed for financial trouble. I guess the Missouri legislators can’t look across the state line to … Continue reading →

All photos courtesy of WarkaWater During the spring of 2012, an Italian architect named Arturo Vittori decided to go for a ride through Ethiopia. After flying to the capital city of Addis Ababa for a fancy convention on aircraft cabin design, … Continue reading →

Tracking endangered orangutans was no easy feat a scant three years ago. It required counting treetop nests in places like the Leuser Ecosystem on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island to gauge the health of a population that was under fire from poachers … Continue reading →

VX Aerospace in Morganton took to the tarmac on June 6 at the Foothills Regional Airport as company and airport employees gathered around to watch the newly designed VX-1 KittyHawk model aircraft take flight for the first time. VX Aerospace … Continue reading →

Army exercises option to modernize helicopter The Utility Helicopters Project Office handed over the logbook and keys for three UH-60A Black Hawk aircraft to Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. during an aircraft exchange/sale June 11. The aircraft exchange/sale, also known as the … Continue reading →