Monthly Archives: July 2018

‘One Week Wonder’ team builds plane in less than a week at EAA …

OSHKOSH, Wis. Sunday is the last day of EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, the world’s largest fly-in airplane convention. The event brings hundreds of thousands of visitors to the Fox Valley year after year, but the last day of Airventure isn’t … Continue reading

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Up in the air with style and flair

Article Tools     JACQUELINE DORMER / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Steve Yun, Hopatcong, New Jersey, prepares to assist in takeoff with pilot Kevin Teschner, Oak Ridge, New Jersey, left, with a FT Viggen plane made of foam at the Aerorama air … Continue reading

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Cars We Remember: 1941 Hudson and 1957 Dodge Sweptline: Were they ‘carlike’ pickup trucks?

My recent article on the Ford Ranchero I christened as the first “car-pickup” generated numerous reader responses, including emails from Gabor Korthy, Augusta, Maine, and Guy S. (Sam) Colorossi, Orting, Washington, who both centered on the 1941, 1942 and 1946 … Continue reading

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Opinion: New regulations threaten model aviation hobby

Richard Landis of New City readies a model World War I Fokker D7 airplane during the 7th annual Town of Haverstraw Air Show at the Haverstraw Model Aerodrome Aug. 20, 2016. Dozens of spectators watched as thirty pilots flew dozens … Continue reading

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Nintendo Labo Vehicle Kit: Trailer, Price, and Release Date

Nintendo has announced that the third Labo kit will allow you to construct a variety of vehicles.  Dubbed Toy-Con 03: Vehicle Kit, this new Labo set includes parts and instructions necessary for the construction of a car, an airplane, and a … Continue reading

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Will Tesla’s Model 3 help save or sink Elon Musk?

By Tom Randal, Josh Eidelson, Dana Hall and John Lippert ON July 1, Elon Musk went home to sleep. The chief executive of the electric carmaker, Tesla, had been camping out at his electric car factory in Fremont, California, for … Continue reading

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Sometimes, like right now in the Western US, it’s too hot for airplanes to fly. Here’s why.

A ground crew unloads baggage from a Delta Air Lines flight at Salt Lake City International Airport on July 5. (Angus Mordant/Bloomberg News) Up, up, and away . . . NOT! Though summer may seem like an ideal time to travel, hot … Continue reading

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